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clonic

[ klon-ik, kloh-nik ]

adjective

Pathology.
  1. of or relating to clonus.


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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦±ô´Ç·²Ô¾±³¦Â·¾±Â·³Ù²â [kloh-, nis, -i-tee, klo-], noun
  • ³¦±ô´Ç²Ôi²õ³¾ [kloh, -niz-, uh, m], noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of clonic1

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

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When the right-handed patient tried to solve a Sudoku puzzle, he experienced quick muscular contractions—clonic seizures—of his left arm.

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At the 2013 American Epilepsy Society's annual meeting in Washington DC, researchers from the South Texas Comprehensive Epilepsy Center in San Antonio reported that the Brain Sentinel device detected 95% of generalized tonic–clonic seizures.

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By the time he was two-and-a-half, Elijah was experiencing more than 50 seizures a day, including generalized tonic–clonic seizures in which the muscles tense and contract and cause convulsions.

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These generalized tonic–clonic seizures begin with a loss of consciousness before the convulsions begin.

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This is clearly a very significant delay for a potentially life-threatening health issue: tonic clonic seizures can be fatal. 

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