clonic
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First rigid, then clonic spasms; after attack, nose bled profusely, head ached all day, face flushed and dark.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock
Hippus, hip′us, n. clonic spasm of the iris.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
This would seem to prove that the spasms in question are not reflex, but either central and spinal, or else muscular—an inference which is strengthened by their being tonic and not clonic.
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
The clonic nature of the spasms and the entire absence of trismus serve to distinguish it from tetanus.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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