clonic

[ klon-ik, kloh-nik ]

/ ˈklɒn ɪk, ˈkloʊ nɪk /

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adjective Pathology.

of or relating to clonus.

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Origin of clonic

First recorded in 1840–50; clon(us) + -ic

clo·nic·i·ty

[kloh-nis-i-tee, klo-], /kloʊˈnɪs ɪ ti, klɒ-/, nounclonism

[kloh-niz-uhm], /ˈkloʊ nɪz əm/, noun

However, the clonic nature of the spasm should prevent such an error.
Lameness of the Horse|John Victor Lacroix
The musculature of thighs showed a more or less constant clonic twitching.
Studies in Forensic Psychiatry|Bernard Glueck
The clonic spasms may be so severe as to rupture muscles or even to fracture one of the long bones.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
To this permanent tonic contraction of the muscles there are soon added clonic spasms.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

It is a sort of half clonic, half tonic, tic of the foot, whose slowness is on a par with that of all her other acts.
Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne