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Clonic vs Colonic - What's the difference?

clonic | colonic |

As adjectives the difference between clonic and colonic

is that clonic is pertaining to clonus; having irregular, convulsive spasms while colonic is of, relating to, affecting or within the colon.

As a noun colonic is

colonic irrigation.

clonic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to clonus; having irregular, convulsive spasms.
  • :* 1973': Hospital attendants stand by to drag the children off, drooling, screaming, having '''clonic convulsions. — Thomas Pynchon, ''Gravity's Rainbow

    • Antonyms

    * tonic

    colonic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, relating to, affecting or within the colon.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • colonic irrigation