clonus
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clonuses
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Origin of clonus
1810–20; < New Latin < Greek klónos turmoil
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Tapping of one knee tended to set musculature of opposite knee in mild clonus of short duration.
From Studies in Forensic Psychiatry by Bernard Glueck
Upon tapping, the quadriceps tendon caused a brisk marked contraction of thigh muscles, followed by mild clonus.
From Studies in Forensic Psychiatry by Bernard Glueck
No foot clonus, no Babinski; abdominal reflexes present, cremasteric not elicited; catalepsy not always present.
From Studies in Forensic Psychiatry by Bernard Glueck
Both deep and superficial reflexes exaggerated; ankle clonus both sides; hyperæsthesia of abdomen and face.
From Studies in Forensic Psychiatry by Bernard Glueck
There was neither ankle nor patellar clonus, and the other reflexes were present and normal.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by George Henry Makins
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