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clonus

/ˈkloʊnəs/

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Borrowed from Latin clonus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek κλόνος (klónos), meaning a "violent, confused motion."

noun clonuses

A muscular spasm with regular contractions.

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noun muscular spasm

Deutsch	Klonus

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"clonus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/clonus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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clonus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/clonus

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"clonus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/clonus.

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@misc{clonus_2026,
  title = {clonus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clonus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}