CLONIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does clonic mean? 

• CLONIC (adjective)
  The adjective CLONIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to abnormal neuromuscular activity characterized by rapidly alternating muscle contraction and relaxation

  Familiarity information: CLONIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLONIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to abnormal neuromuscular activity characterized by rapidly alternating muscle contraction and relaxation

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

clonic spasm

Domain category:

medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)

Pertainym:

clonus (convulsion characterized by alternating contractions and relaxations)

Derivation:

clonus (convulsion characterized by alternating contractions and relaxations)

 Context examples 

It is seldom effective in generalized tonic-clonic or partial seizures.

(Clonazepam, NCI Thesaurus)

The clonic phase features rhythmic flexor contractions of the trunk and limbs, pupillary dilation, elevations of blood pressure and pulse, urinary incontinence, and tongue biting.

(Grand Mal Epilepsy, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The seizure seen in absence epilepsy, consisting of a sudden momentary break in consciousness of thought or activity, often accompanied by automatisms or clonic movements, especially of the eyelids.

(Petit Mal Seizure, Food and Drug Administration)

Juvenile absence epilepsy is characterized by the juvenile onset of absence seizures and an increased incidence of myoclonus and tonic-clonic seizures.

(Petit Mal Epilepsy, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A symptomatic form of epilepsy often preceded by an aura; characterized by loss of consciousness with generalized tonic- clonic seizures.

(Grand Mal Seizure, Food and Drug Administration)

An epilepsy characterized by myoclonic jerks, generalized tonic-clonic seizures, and sometimes absence seizures.

(Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy, NCI Thesaurus)

A potentially life-threatening pregnancy-related disorder characterized by tonic-clonic seizures in association with hypertension after the twentieth week of gestation and up to six weeks postpartum and in the absence of other potential causes of seizures.

(Eclampsia, NCI Thesaurus)