n.
Pronunciation: ' kl ō -n ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek klonos agitation ― more at HOLD
Date: 1817
: a rapid succession of alternating contractions and partial relaxations of a muscle occurring in some nervous diseases
– clon · ic \ ' klä-nik \ adjective
– clo · nic · i · ty \ kl ō - ' ni-s ə -t ē , klä- \ noun