[1840–50; clon(us) + -ic]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: colloid, flan, pylon, sensationalism, warmup-ic is a suffix forming adjectives from other parts of speech, occurring originally inGreek and Latin loanwords (metallic; poetic; archaic; public) and, on this model, used as an adjective-forming suffix with the particular senses“having some characteristics of” (opposed to the simple attributive use of the basenoun) (balletic; sophomoric); “in the style of” (Byronic; Miltonic); “pertaining to a family of peoples or languages” (Finnic; Semitic; Turkic)
Examples of 'clonic' in a sentence
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Neurological dysfunction included generalized tonic-clonic seizures lasting for 5.4 ± 1 days, n:8.
Patricia G. Valles, Silvia Pesle, Laura Piovano, Elizabeth Dávila, Mirta Peralta,Iliana Principi, Patricia Lo Giudice 2005, 'Postdiarrheal Shiga Toxin-Mediated Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Similar to Septic ShockSíndrome urémico hemolítico símil shock séptico, posterior a diarrea mediada por toxinashiga', Medicina (Buenos Aires)http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0025-76802005000500003. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Almost all patients presented epilepsy with generalized tonic-clonic seizures (91.4%).
Alessandra Nicoletti, Loretta Giuliano, Chiara Colli, Calogero Edoardo Cicero, SandraPadilla, Estela Vilte, David Rojo Mayaregua, Maria Del Carmen Martinez, Mario Camargo,Mario Zappia, Alessandro Bartoloni, Elizabeth Blanca Crespo Gómez 2018, 'Treating People With Epilepsy in Rural Low-Income Countries Is Feasible. Observationsand Reflections From a “Real Life Experience” After a Long Lasting Intervention inthe Rural Chaco', Frontiers in Neurologyhttps://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.00855/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Two weeks later, he was readmitted with a fever and short episodes of tonic-clonic movements.
Jung-Weon Park, So-Hee Eun, Eui-Chong Kim, Moon-Woo Seong, Yun-Kyung Kim 2015, 'Neonatal invasive subsp. infection with delayed central nervous system complications',Korean Journal of Pediatricshttp://kjp.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjped-58-33.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Electroencephalography showed evidence of generalized tonic-clonic seizure.
Htay Htay Kyi, Nour Aljariri Alhesan, Sunil Upadhaya, Samer Al Hadidi 2017, 'Seizure Associated Takotsubo Syndrome: A Rare Combination', Case Reports in Cardiologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8458054. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We report on a 65 years-old man who experienced a generalized tonic-clonic seizure.
Robinson M. Marques, Carlos A.F. Lobão, Viviane S. Sassaki, Luiz R. Aguiar 2006, 'Vein of Galen aneurysm in an adult: case report Aneurisma da veia de Galeno em adulto:relato de caso', Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatriahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2006000500029. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Convulsions may be either tonic-clonic in nature or partial complex.
Mohammad Reza Najafi, Ahmad Chitsaz, Mohammad Amin Najafi 2013, 'Jacksonian seizure as the relapse symptom of multiple sclerosis', Journal of Research in Medical Scienceshttp://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2013;volume=18;issue=13;spage=89;epage=92;aulast=Najafi. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The most represented types of seizures was primary generalized tonic clonic attacks.
Jeremić Marta, Grujičić Roberto, Pejović-Milovančević Milica 2018, 'Adaptive capabilities of children with autism and their connection with neurophysiologicalcorrelates', Medicinski Podmladakhttps://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0369-1527/2018/0369-15271804020J.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A tonic-clonic seizure abruptly occurred without either hypertension or proteinuria 5 days after delivery.
Hiroto Hirashima, Masahiro Iwamoto, Tadashi Ozawa, Shigeyoshi Kijima, Shigeki Matsubara,Akihide Ohkuchi 2018, 'Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome with Stroke in Puerperal Woman with HighTiter of Anti-Phospholipid IgM Antibody', Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7438676. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Seventeen patients suffered from epileptic seizures with generalized tonic-clonic seizures being the most common.
Po-Cheng Hung, Huei-Shyong Wang, Ming-Liang Chou, Kuang-Lin Lin, Meng-Ying Hsieh,I-Jun Chou, Alex M-C. Wong 2018, 'Schizencephaly in children: A single medical center retrospective study', Pediatrics and Neonatologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957217302073. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Its symptompatology includes respiratory distress with cyanosis, shock and possibly tonic-clonic seizures.
Leonidas Grigorakos, Nikolaos Markou, Daria Lazarescu, Katerina Tzortzopoulou, MagdaGkouni, Eleni Papaioannou, Maria Bikou, Athanasios Moles 2017, 'Effective Management Of Patients With Amniotic Fluid Embolism In The Intensive CareUnit: Two Case Reports', International Archives of Medicinehttp://imedicalsociety.org/ojs/index.php/iam/article/view/2724. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)