Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In pathology, pertaining to or exhibiting clonus.
Wiktionary
- adj. Pertaining to clonus; having irregular, convulsive spasms.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Having an irregular, convulsive motion.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. of or relating to abnormal neuromuscular activity characterized by rapidly alternating muscle contraction and relaxation
Examples
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“Another type of seizure triggered by sound is called a clonic seizure, which happens for about 10 to 15 seconds during sleep.”
“But I also have tonic-clonic which is what used to be "Grand Mals" - I hope that helps - I need to get to an expert I told my GP what the Canada epilepsy society wanted passed on to him; "What CENTURY did your GP take his training?”
“Central nervous system effects are also common and can vary from agitation to tonic-clonic seizures.”
“It can manifest as an alteration in mental state, tonic or clonic movements, convulsions, and various other psychic symptoms.”
“Most often, though, they fall in a well-documented spectrum of mental and somatic anomalies, from the transient episodes of decreased awareness known as absence (formerly called "petit mal") to the tonic-clonic (or "grand mal") attack characterized by loss of consciousness, collapse and spasmodic stiffening and jerking.”
“Phenytoin and fosphenytoin are used to control tonic-clonic grand mal and complex-partial seizures in epilepsy.”
“They are paid to influence our decisions. clonic Says:”
“Turns out unlike beating yourself up metaphorically or inside, having a grand mal/tonic clonic of extreme flailing causes sprains and strains and bruises and torn muscles and if you are unlucky dislocations.”
“Kathz: I had a bunch of seizures, a clonic-tonic and others which made me sleep 12.5 hours, so um, I was planning on watching The Bishop's Wife but that got eaten up.”
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ruzuzu Cf. colonic. Oct 5, 2010
jmjarmstrong JM experienced a clonic boom - most unpleasant! Oct 5, 2010