Clonus

/ˈkloʊnəs/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A muscular spasm with regular contractions.
  2. 2
    convulsion characterized by alternating contractions and relaxations wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin clonus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek κλόνος (klónos), meaning a "violent, confused motion."

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