Term: clonus: convulsion characterized by alternating contractions and relaxations
Broader: convulsion: violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles | Unrelated: doubting thomas: someone who demands physical evidence in order to be convinced (especially when this demand is out of place)
Broader: convulsion: violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles | Unrelated: jimmies: bits of sweet chocolate used as a topping on e.g. ice cream
Broader: convulsion: violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles | Unrelated: scare quote: the use of quotation marks to indicate that it is not the authors preferred terminology
Broader: convulsion: violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles | Unrelated: west northwest: the compass point midway between west and northwest
Broader: convulsion: violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles | Unrelated: cannon bone: greatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the shank or cannon part of the leg in hoofed mammals
Broader: convulsion: violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles | Unrelated: nadir: the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
Broader: convulsion: violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles | Unrelated: finger-pointing: the imputation of blame
Broader: convulsion: violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles | Unrelated: meropidae: bee-eaters
Broader: convulsion: violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles | Unrelated: knowlton's cactus: small clustering cactus of southwestern United States; a threatened species
Broader: convulsion: violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles | Unrelated: separation: coming apart