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/ˈklōnəs/,
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Muscular spasm involving repeated, often rhythmic, contractions,
  1. Muscular spasm involving repeated, often rhythmic, contractions

  1. convulsion characterized by alternating contractions and relaxations
  2. a muscular spasm with regular contractions
  3. Brisk increase in tone with involuntary movements that result in dysfunction of the corticospinal tracts.
  4. A sustained series of rhythmic jerks following quick stretch of a muscle.
  5. rhythmic contraction relaxation tremor due to cyclic alternations of the spindle stretch reflex and the Golgi tendon organ reflex; indicative of exaggerated stretch reflexes
  6. a neurological finding observed as a spasmodic reflex in the ankle due to a compression or injury of the spinal cord.
  7. son of Eurytus 11, is he who made the belt of Pallas 6 which was taken by Turnus, the man who opposed Aeneas in Italy, for spoils [Vir.Aen.10.499].
  8. Sign of spasticity in which involuntary shaking or jerking of the leg occurs when the toe is placed on the floor with the knee slightly bent. The shaking is caused by repeated, rhythmic, reflex muscle contractions.
  9. The foot is dorsiflexed by the examiner, eliciting repetitive, uncontrolled up and down motion of the ankle. A positive test indicates pressure upon the spinal cord.
  10. a form of spasticity but it is a special reflex from the spinal cord that is not being controlled by the normal mechanism in the brain. Rapid stretching of a muscle, such as pushing hard against the sole of the foot, causes the foot to make rhythmic movements. ...
  11. A series of involuntary muscular contractions and relaxations in response to a sustained or a sudden stretch of a muscle.