"clonus" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkloʊnəs/ Forms: clonuses [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin clonus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek κλόνος (klónos), meaning a "violent, confused motion." Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|clonus}} Latin clonus, {{uder|en|grc|κλόνος}} Ancient Greek κλόνος (klónos) Head templates: {{en-noun}} clonus (plural clonuses)
  1. (medicine) A muscular spasm with regular contractions. Wikipedia link: clonus Categories (topical): Medicine Derived forms: clonic Translations (muscular spasm): Klonus [masculine] (German)

Inflected forms

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