different between myoclonus vs myoclonic

English

Etymology

myo- +? clonus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma???kl?n?s/

Noun

myoclonus (usually uncountable, plural myocloni or myoclonuses)

1. (medicine) The brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or group of muscles.

Hyponyms

• hiccup
• hypnic jerk

Derived terms

• myoclonal
• myoclonia
• myoclonic
• paramyoclonus

English

Adjective

myoclonic (not comparable)

1. 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,^[1] Cambridge University Press, ?ISBN, 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.