CLONUS


Meaning of CLONUS in English

[ 'kləʊnəs ]

■ noun Medicine muscular spasm involving repeated, often rhythmic, contractions.

Derivatives

clonic adjective

Origin

C19: from Gk klonos 'turmoil'.

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