clonic
Americanadjective
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To this permanent tonic contraction of the muscles there are soon added clonic spasms.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
At the same time the clonic movements of its syrinx or “sound box” distinctly can be seen going on in its throat.
From Antarctic Penguins A Study of Their Social Habits by Levick, George Murray
More remarkable still may be the subsultus tendinum of low fever, the opisthotonos of tetanus, the respiratory spasms of hydrophobia, or the clonic movements of epileptic, hysterical, or occasional convulsions.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Trismus is not uncommon, and clonic spasms frequently affect the limbs.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Finally, on the application of a very strong current, the typical fit was produced with clonic spasms in all the body, unconsciousness, nystagmus, and rigidity of the pupils.
From Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso by Lombroso, Gina
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