Hypertext Webster Gateway: "clonus"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Clonus \Clo"nus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? violent, confused motion.]
(Med.)
A series of muscular contractions due to sudden stretching of
the muscle, -- a sign of certain neuropathies.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
clonus
n : convulsion characterized by alternating contractions and
relaxations
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