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clonus

/ˈkloʊnəs/

clonus noun: a muscular spasm with regular contractions.

Noun

clonus (plural clonuses)

  1. A muscular spasm with regular contractions.

clonus meaning in Tamil

clonus in Tamil

சுருங்கி விரியும் தசைக் துடிப்பு, வலிப்பு

Forms of clonus

pluralclonuses

Origin of clonus

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

Words formed from clonus

Questions about clonus

What does clonus mean?
Clonus means a muscular spasm with regular contractions.
What is clonus in Tamil?
Clonus in Tamil is சுருங்கி விரியும் தசைக் துடிப்பு, வலிப்பு. See Clonus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is clonus?
Clonus is a noun.
How do you pronounce clonus?
Clonus is pronounced /ˈkloʊnəs/.
What is the plural of clonus?
The plural of clonus is clonuses.

Words near clonus in the dictionary

  1. Clonsilla
  2. Clonskeagh
  3. Clontarf
  4. Clontz
  5. Clontzes
  6. clonus
  7. clonuses
  8. cloof
  9. cloofs
  10. Cloolthpitch
  11. cloom

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Adapted from Wiktionary: clonus (page history and authors); clonus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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