Crossword clues for clonic
clonic
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Clonic \Clon"ic\, a. [Gr. klo`nos a violent, confused motion;
cf. F. clonique.] (Med.)
Having an irregular, convulsive motion.
--Dunglison.
Clonic spasm. (Med.) See under Spasm. [1913 Webster] ||
Wiktionary
a. Pertaining to clonus; having irregular, convulsive spasms.
WordNet
adj. of or relating to abnormal neuromuscular activity characterized by rapidly alternating muscle contraction and relaxation; "clonic spasm"
Usage examples of "clonic".
Eldri was having a generalized tonic clonic seizure caused by an overload of neurons firing in his brain.
Her knees straightened out and her body seized and froze hard in a clonic jerk.
Superficially, the case looks like Harmonica Man -- you've got the wild seizures, the hard clonic tensing of the spine, the bleed, the chewing.
In the previous ten years, a number of new viruses had been developed there, ranging from the variety coded Carrie Nation (which produces diarrhea) to the variety coded Arnold (which causes clonic seizures and death).
Retrieval and Secure Holding Clonic Re-sleeving Above the plaque was a small black sentry eye flanked by heavily grilled speakers.
It’ll be obvious what it is right from the start, because—or so I’m told—you’ll reveal the typical tonic stage, with great muscular contractions, and then the clonic stage of rhythmic contraction alternating with relaxation.