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ton·i·co·clon·ic (ton″ĭ-ko-klonґik) both tonic and clonic; said of a spasm or seizure consisting of a convulsive twitching of the muscles. Called also tonic-clonic and tonoclonic.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
tonicoclonic
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tonoclonic — SYN: tonicoclonic. * * * tono·clon·ic .tän ō klän ik adj tonic clonic * * * tono·clon·ic (ton″o klonґik) tonicoclonic … Medical dictionary
tonic-clonic — ton·ic clon·ic tän i(k) klä nik adj relating to, marked by, or being a generalized seizure that is initially tonic and then becomes clonic and is characterized by the abrupt loss of consciousness <tonic clonic epilepsy> <tonic clonic… … Medical dictionary
