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Record 1 1994-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A series of rapid rhythmic contractions of a muscle occurring in response to maintained passive stretch of the muscle, as ankle clonus, patellar clonus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Contraction rythmique d'un muscle survenant lors du maintien de son étirement, qu'on cherche à provoquer essentiellement au niveau du quadriceps (rotule) ou du triceps sural (pied) et qui témoigne lorsqu'elle est inépuisable, d'une lésion pyramidale.

OBS

Le terme "clonus" a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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