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clonic /clon·ic/ (klon´ik) pertaining to or of the nature of clonus.
clon·ic (klnk, klnk)
adj.
Of the nature of clonus, marked by contraction and relaxation of muscle.
clonic (klon´ik),
n the alternating pattern of releasing and tightening a muscle.
clonic
pertaining to or characterized by clonus, e.g. clonic convulsions.
clonic-tonic
a seizure in which there are clonic and tonic phases with jerking and flexing of muscles alternating with relaxation.
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