Alternative form of clonicotonic. [(pathology, of a muscular spasm) Both clonic and tonic]
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tonic-clonic
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Editorial note
He was able to function well, except for occasional complex partial seizures and rare tonic-clonic seizures.
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Quick take
Alternative form of clonicotonic. [(pathology, of a muscular spasm) Both clonic and tonic]
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for tonic-clonic.
adjective
Alternative form of clonicotonic. [(pathology, of a muscular spasm) Both clonic and tonic]
Example sentences
He was able to function well, except for occasional complex partial seizures and rare tonic-clonic seizures.
My wife started getting partial seizures much like during her second pregnancy and they culminated in a generalized tonic-clonic seizure.
Full tonic-clonic seizures are quite rare for me, but those smaller focal moments still occur.
I have tonic-clonic seizures; at least 4 hospitals have wheeled me out that way, suffering no argument otherwise.
My wife had generalized tonic-clonic seizure for an entire year (non previous seizure history) without any cause being detected by multiple MRIs.
I’m not epileptic, but one night under strobes at a club I had a full on tonic-clonic seizure.
He is able to function perfectly well, except for the fact that he has occasional complex partial seizures and rare tonic-clonic seizures.
My partner died 3 months ago, presumably due to complications of a tonic-clonic seizure.
My wife and I have no history of epilepsy and neither of us had seen a tonic-clonic seizure before.
Like myself, just a single pill will cause me to have tonic-clonic seizures leading up to a grand-mal seizure later on in the day.
There are many products that aim to detect tonic-clonic seizures.
This product says it detects (doesn't prevent) tonic-clonic seizures.
Quote examples
My five-year-old, who was otherwise healthy, started having tonic-clonic ("grand mal") seizures around that time.
Mine isn't quite the same but I have had bilateral tonic-clonic seizures (Previously called "Grand Mal") and time traveling like that isn't ever fun.
Something that you should know is that simple and complex partial seizures (also sometimes called focal seizures, or less formally "auras") like this can and do generalize into tonic-clonic (formerly: grand mal) seizures.
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How do you use tonic-clonic in a sentence?
He was able to function well, except for occasional complex partial seizures and rare tonic-clonic seizures.
What does tonic-clonic mean?
Alternative form of clonicotonic. [(pathology, of a muscular spasm) Both clonic and tonic]
What part of speech is tonic-clonic?
tonic-clonic is commonly used as adjective.