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ANKLE CLONUS

\ˈaŋkə͡l klˈə͡ʊnəs], \ˈaŋkə‍l klˈə‍ʊnəs], \ˈa_ŋ_k_əl k_l_ˈəʊ_n_ə_s]\

Definitions of ANKLE CLONUS

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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succession of rhythmical foot-contractions on pushing the foot.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A phenomenon consisting of a number of rhythmical contractions of the muscles of the calf of the leg when the foot is suddenly flexed by pressure on the sole, the leg being extended; most marked in cerebral or cord affections.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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