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clonic — clónic adj. m., pl. clónici; f. sg. clónică, pl. clónice Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic CLÓNIC, Ă adj. Referitor la clonus, de clonus. [< fr. clonique] … Dicționar Român
Clonic — Clon ic, a. [Gr. klo nos a violent, confused motion; cf. F. clonique.] (Med.) Having an irregular, convulsive motion. Dunglison. [1913 Webster] {Clonic spasm}. (Med.) See under {Spasm}. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clonic — [klän′ik] adj. of or pertaining to clonus clonicity [klō nis′i tē] n … English World dictionary
clonic — Relating to or characterized by clonus. * * * clon·ic klän ik adj exhibiting, relating to, or involving clonus <clonic contraction> <clonic spasm> clo·nic·i·ty klō nis ət ē, klä n, pl ties * * * adj. of, relating to, or resembling… … Medical dictionary
clonic — adj. of, relating to, or resembling clonus. The term is most commonly used to describe the rhythmical limb movements seen as part of a generalized tonic clonic seizure (see epilepsy) … The new mediacal dictionary
clonic — adjective of or relating to abnormal neuromuscular activity characterized by rapidly alternating muscle contraction and relaxation (Freq. 1) clonic spasm • Pertains to noun: ↑clonus • Derivationally related forms: ↑clonus • Topics: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Clonic spasm — Clonic Clon ic, a. [Gr. klo nos a violent, confused motion; cf. F. clonique.] (Med.) Having an irregular, convulsive motion. Dunglison. [1913 Webster] {Clonic spasm}. (Med.) See under {Spasm}. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clonic seizure — a rare kind of seizure in which there are generalized clonic contractions without a preceding tonic phase … Medical dictionary
clonic spasm — a spasm consisting of clonic contractions; see also clonus … Medical dictionary
clonic spasm — Med. See under spasm (def. 1). [1840 50] * * * clonic spasm, = clonus. (Cf. ↑clonus) … Useful english dictionary
