CLONUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Convulsion characterized by alternating contractions and relaxations

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("clonus" is a kind of...):

convulsion (violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles)

Derivation:

clonic (of or relating to abnormal neuromuscular activity characterized by rapidly alternating muscle contraction and relaxation)

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