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单词 clonus
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Definition of clonus in English:

clonus

noun ˈkləʊnəsˈkloʊnəs
mass nounMedicine
  • Muscular spasm involving repeated, often rhythmic, contractions.

    〔医〕阵挛

    the patient suffered partial seizures accompanied with clonus in the left arm
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Physical examination revealed left ankle clonus, positive Babinski sign on the left, and left lower extremity weakness.
    • The patient should be tested for deep tendon reflexes and clonus.
    • Medication is indicated when stiffness, spasms, or clonus interferes with function or sleep.
    • He was getting clonus in his quads which made him more and more unsteady.
    • Strictly speaking this is classed as clonus rather than tremor.
    Synonyms
    muscle spasm, muscular spasm, muscle contraction, muscular contraction, pang, twinge

Derivatives

  • clonic

  • adjective ˈkləʊnɪkˈklɑnɪk
    Medicine
    • All 15 patients had generalised rhythmic myoclonic ‘seizures’ but eight had also had focal clonic episodes affecting various sites.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Occasionally, mild clonic seizures occur, but a seizure work-up is not indicated unless other signs point in this direction.
      • During the clonic phase, pulse and blood pressure increase substantially, resulting in an increase in rate pressure product.
      • A two-year-old girl presented with a generalized seizure with tonic - clonic movements of all extremities.
      • This is followed by alternating periods of muscle spasm and relaxation (the clonic phase) which usually lasts 1 to 3 minutes.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Greek klonos 'turmoil'.

Definition of clonus in US English:

clonus

nounˈklōnəsˈkloʊnəs
Medicine
  • Muscular spasm involving repeated, often rhythmic, contractions.

    〔医〕阵挛

    the patient suffered partial seizures accompanied with clonus in the left arm
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was getting clonus in his quads which made him more and more unsteady.
    • Physical examination revealed left ankle clonus, positive Babinski sign on the left, and left lower extremity weakness.
    • The patient should be tested for deep tendon reflexes and clonus.
    • Strictly speaking this is classed as clonus rather than tremor.
    • Medication is indicated when stiffness, spasms, or clonus interferes with function or sleep.
    Synonyms
    muscle spasm, muscular spasm, muscle contraction, muscular contraction, pang, twinge

Origin

Early 19th century: from Greek klonos ‘turmoil’.

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