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clonus
clo·nus [ klṓnəss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
rapid muscle contraction and relaxation: a series of rapid repetitive contractions and relaxations in a muscle during movement, which is characteristic of grand-mal epilepsy seizures
[Early 19th century. Via Latin< Greek klonos "turmoil, agitation"]

clo·nic [ klṓnik, klónnik ] adjective
clo·nic·i·ty [ klō níssətee, klo níssətee ] noun
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