Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "clonus" jerin ne na rashin son rai, rhythmic, da musanya tsokaci da annashuwa waɗanda ke faruwa a matsayin martani ga miƙewar tsoka kwatsam. Clonus sau da yawa yana hade da yanayin jijiya kamar spasticity kuma yana iya zama alamar wasu cututtuka ko raunuka.
