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Definition of Clonus
1. Noun. Convulsion characterized by alternating contractions and relaxations.
Definition of Clonus
1. n. A series of muscular contractions due to sudden stretching of the muscle, -- a sign of certain neuropathies.
Definition of Clonus
1. Noun. (medicine) a muscular spasm with regular contractions ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Clonus
1. a form of muscular spasm [n -ES]
Medical Definition of Clonus
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Clonus
Literary usage of Clonus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1903)
"The tendon reflexes are very much exaggerated on both sides, more so on the right
side. He has ankle clonus, but no patellar clonus. ..."
2. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by Philadelphia Neurological Society, American Neurological Association, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association (1906)
"He then had a left partial hemiplegia involving only arm and leg, with some
lessening of the deep reflexes on that side, no clonus, no "Babinski. ..."
3. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1885)
"In the first place he cites rive cases where there was ankle-clonus ... Further,
in three other cases of convalescence from typhoid the ankle- clonus was ..."
4. Diseases of the Spinal Cord by Byrom Bramwell (1884)
"and a clonic spasm of the leg is produced ; this knee clonus may, in such cases,
be still better demonstrated by drawing the patella downwards, ..."
5. The Clinical Journal (1898)
"It is recognised and known that all these phenomena—ankle-clonus, ... The explanation
of the occurrence of clonus has been given by several authorities. ..."
6. The Diagnosis of Nervous Diseases by James Purves-Stewart (1906)
"Knee-clonus or rectus-clonus is best obtained by sudden downward traction on the
patella, the knee being passively extended. In chronic organic affections ..."
7. Skin and Venereal Diseases (1905)
"Later ankle-clonus appeared intermittently in the left foot as well as the ...
Evidently, therefore, in this case the ankle-clonus did not depend upon a ..."
8. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1881)
"It is the latter and the clonus which I now wish to discuss. The ankle clonus is
well-marked in both legs (especially the left), either on sudden passive ..."
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