(definition) by Webster 1913 Mon Jan 23 2006 at 14:35:49

Clo"nus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; violent, confused motion.] (Med.)

A series of muscular contractions due to sudden stretching of the muscle, -- a sign of certain neuropathies.

 

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