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Myoclonus vs Clonus - What's the difference?

myoclonus | clonus |

In medicine terms the difference between clonus and myoclonus

is that clonus is a muscular spasm with regular contractions while myoclonus is the brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or group of muscles.

myoclonus

English

Noun

(en-noun) (wikipedia myoclonus)
  • (medicine) The brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or group of muscles.

    • Hyponyms

    * hiccup * hypnic jerk

    Derived terms

    * myoclonia * myoclonic

    clonus

    English

    (wikipedia clonus)

    Noun

    (es)
  • (medicine) a muscular spasm with regular contractions

    • Anagrams

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