clonus
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clo·nus
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Definition of clonus
: a rapid succession of alternating contractions and partial relaxations of a muscle occurring in some nervous diseases
Other Words from clonus
clonic
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clonicity
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clonus
noun
clo·nus
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Medical Definition of clonus
: a series of alternating contractions and partial relaxations of a muscle that in some diseases of the central nervous system occurs in the form of convulsive spasms involving complex groups of muscles and is believed to result from alteration of the normal pattern of motor neuron discharge — compare tonus sense 2