clonic

American  

[klon-ik, kloh-nik] / ˈklɒn ɪk, ˈkloʊ nɪk /

adjective

Pathology.

1. of or relating to clonus.

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Other Word Forms

• clonicity noun
• clonism noun

Etymology

Origin of clonic

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

Example Sentences

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

Convulsions are especially severe, at first tonic then clonic.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock

The musculature of thighs showed a more or less constant clonic twitching.

From Studies in Forensic Psychiatry by Glueck, Bernard

These attacks were accompanied by frequent epileptic fits and clonic convulsion of certain muscles.

From Medical experts: Investigation of Insanity by Juries by Thorne, W. S.

Kauffmann expresses the opinion that the noises were due to clonic spasm of the tensor velum palati, and states that under appropriate treatment the tinnitus gradually subsided.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)