clonus

clonus
noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek klonos agitation — more at hold Date: 1817 a rapid succession of alternating contractions and partial relaxations of a muscle occurring in some nervous diseases • clonic adjectiveclonicity noun

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  • Clonus — (del latin clonus y este del Griego klonós, que refiere a movimiento violento, confuso) es un término médico usado para describir uno de los signos de ciertas alteraciones neurológica que consiste en la aparición involuntaria de contracciones… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Clonus — (from the Greek for violent, confused motion ) is a series of involuntary muscular contractions and relaxations. Clonus is a sign of certain neurological conditions, and is particularly associated with upper motor neuron lesions such as in stroke …   Wikipedia

  • clonus — [ klɔnys ] n. m. • 1862; du gr. klonos « agitation » ♦ Méd. Contraction rythmique déclenchée par la traction brusque de certains muscles, traduisant une exagération des réflexes. Clonus de la rotule, du pied, de la main. ● clonus nom masculin… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • clonus — clónus s. n. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  CLÓNUS s.n. (med.) Serie de convulsii (1), denotând existenţa unei leziuni a centrilor nervoşi motori superiori; clonie. [< fr. clonus, cf. gr. klonos – agitaţie]. Trimis …   Dicționar Român

  • clonus — m. neurol. Serie de contracciones rítmicas e involuntarias de un músculo estriado o conjunto de ellos provocada por la extensión pasiva y brusca de sus tendones; es un consecuencia de una lesión de la vía piramidal, pero también se observa en el… …   Diccionario médico

  • Clonus — Clo nus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. klo nos violent, confused motion.] (Med.) A series of muscular contractions due to sudden stretching of the muscle, a sign of certain neuropathies. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Clonus — vgl. Klonus …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • clonus — (n.) violent muscular spasms, 1817, from Modern Latin, from Gk. klonos turmoil, violent motion, confusion, tumult, from PIE *kel to drive, set in motion …   Etymology dictionary

  • clonus — [klō′nəs] n. [ModL < Gr klonos, turmoil < kelomai, to start, impel < IE base * kel > HOLD1, < L celer, swift] a series of muscle spasms induced by sudden stretching or certain nervous diseases: see TONUS …   English World dictionary

  • Clonus — 1Clo|nus der; , se <über nlat. clonus aus gr. klo̅n »Schössling, Zweig«> svw. ↑Klon. Clonus 2 2Clo|nus der; , se <zu 1↑Clonus> ohne natürliche Zeugung aus lebenden Zellen entwickelter künstlicher Mensch …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Clonus — Un clonus est une série de contractions rapides et réflexes apparaissant suite à l’étirement brusque de certains muscles. Le clonus est le témoin d’une lésion du faisceau pyramidal. Portail de la médecine Catégorie : Signe cli …   Wikipédia en Français

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