different between hyperreflexia vs clonus

hyperreflexia

English

Etymology

hyper- +? reflex +? -ia

Noun

hyperreflexia (usually uncountable, plural hyperreflexias)

  1. Overactive or overresponsive reflexes.

Hypernyms

  • dysreflexia

Coordinate terms

  • hyporeflexia

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clonus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin clonus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ?????? (klónos), meaning a "violent, confused motion."

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?kl??n?s/

Noun

clonus (plural clonuses)

  1. (medicine) A muscular spasm with regular contractions.

Derived terms

  • clonic

Translations

Anagrams

  • UNCLOS, cluons, consul

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