Myoclonic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Myoclonic is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to myoclonus; consisting of or characterized by sudden jerking motions.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to myoclonus; consisting of or characterized by sudden jerking motions.
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include clonic, jerking, myoclonal, myotonic, photomyoclonic, myospastic.
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