clonic
1clonic — clónic adj. m., pl. clónici; f. sg. clónică, pl. clónice Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic CLÓNIC, Ă adj. Referitor la clonus, de clonus. [< fr. clonique] …
2Clonic — Clon ic, a. [Gr. klo nos a violent, confused motion; cf. F. clonique.] (Med.) Having an irregular, convulsive motion. Dunglison. [1913 Webster] {Clonic spasm}. (Med.) See under {Spasm}. [1913 Webster] || …
3clonic — [klän′ik] adj. of or pertaining to clonus clonicity [klō nis′i tē] n …
4clonic — Relating to or characterized by clonus. * * * clon·ic klän ik adj exhibiting, relating to, or involving clonus <clonic contraction> <clonic spasm> clo·nic·i·ty klō nis ət ē, klä n, pl ties * * * adj. of, relating to, or resembling… …
5clonic — adjective /ˈklɒnɪk/ Pertaining to clonus; having irregular, convulsive spasms. , 1973: Hospital attendants stand by to drag the children off, drooling, screaming, having clonic convulsions. Thomas Pynchon, Gravitys Rainbow Ant: tonic …
6clonic — adj. of, relating to, or resembling clonus. The term is most commonly used to describe the rhythmical limb movements seen as part of a generalized tonic clonic seizure (see epilepsy) …
7clonic — adjective of or relating to abnormal neuromuscular activity characterized by rapidly alternating muscle contraction and relaxation (Freq. 1) clonic spasm • Pertains to noun: ↑clonus • Derivationally related forms: ↑clonus • Topics: ↑ …
8Clonic spasm — Clonic Clon ic, a. [Gr. klo nos a violent, confused motion; cf. F. clonique.] (Med.) Having an irregular, convulsive motion. Dunglison. [1913 Webster] {Clonic spasm}. (Med.) See under {Spasm}. [1913 Webster] || …
9clonic seizure — a rare kind of seizure in which there are generalized clonic contractions without a preceding tonic phase …
10clonic spasm — a spasm consisting of clonic contractions; see also clonus …