- clonicity
- noun see clonus
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
clonicity
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clonicity — noun see clonic * * * clonicity / nisˈ/ noun • • • Main Entry: ↑clonus … Useful english dictionary
clonicity — See clonic. * * * … Universalium
clonicity — The state of being clonic. * * * clo·nic·i·ty (klo nisґĭ te) the condition of being clonic … Medical dictionary
clonicity — n. trembling, series of muscle spasms (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
clonicity — clo·nic·i·ty … English syllables
clonic — clonicity /kloh nis i tee, klo /, n. clonism /kloh niz euhm/, n. /klon ik, kloh nik/, adj. Pathol. of or relating to clonus. [1840 50; CLON(US) + IC] * * * … Universalium
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 adjective • clonicity noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
clonus — /ˈkloʊnəs/ (say klohnuhs) noun a rapid succession of contraction and relaxation of a group of muscles usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord. {New Latin, from Greek klonos commotion, turmoil} –clonic /ˈklɒnɪk/ (say klonik),… …
clonic — a. irregularly spasmodic. ♦ clonicity, n … Dictionary of difficult words
clonic — [klän′ik] adj. of or pertaining to clonus clonicity [klō nis′i tē] n … English World dictionary
