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Myoclonus vs Myoclonic - What's the difference?

myoclonus | myoclonic |

Myoclonic is a derived term of myoclonus.



As a noun myoclonus

is the brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or group of muscles.

As an adjective myoclonic is

of or pertaining to myoclonus; consisting of or characterized by sudden jerking motions.

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

    myoclonic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to myoclonus; consisting of or characterized by sudden jerking motions.
  • * 1891', James Hendrie Lloyd, “Report of Two Cases of Rare '''Myoclonic Disorder”, paper to be read at the Seventh Annual Meeting of the American Neurological Association, 1891 September 22-24, listed in George F. Shrady (editor), ''Medical Record volume 40, William Wood & Company, number 1, 1891 July 4.
  • * 2008 , David R. Gambling, Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders , Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0521870828, page 3,
    • Propofol has been implicated in epileptogenesis, with myoclonic activity and opisthotonos during clinical use, prompting a warning from the United Kingdom Committee on the safety of medicine.