clonic.

Marked by repeated cycles of muscular contraction and relaxation.

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• clonic movement

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Clonic movement shook the hand.

The clinician observed clonic contractions.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Comparative more clonic; superlative most clonic where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.