tonic-clonic

tonic-clonic
ton·ic-clon·ic 'tän-i(k)-'klä-nik adj relating to, marked by, or being a generalized seizure that is initially tonic and then becomes clonic and is characterized by the abrupt loss of consciousness <\tonic-clonic epilepsy> <\tonic-clonic seizures>

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ton·ic-clon·ic (tonґik klonґik) tonicoclonic.

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