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Definition of Spastically
1. adv. Spasmodically.
Definition of Spastically
1. Adverb. In a spastic way; accompanied by spasms. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spastically
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spastically
Literary usage of Spastically
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1888)
"Now, had the oesophagus (by some trauma or contusion) become paralyzed after the
fall, or had the cardia spastically contracted—a dysphagia would, ..."
2. Text-book of Ophthalmology by Ernst Fuchs (1911)
"Spasm of lateral movement occurs under the following forms: (A) Both eyes are
deviated spastically to one side, but can be moved freely in directions (pure ..."
3. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1836)
"... fairly antagonize each other, and that the one can no more spastically close "
the chink" than the other can enlarge it; but if from any cause one order ..."
4. Diseases of the digestive system by Frank Billings (1906)
"formation of the stool is the proof of spastically contracting intestinal coils,
which we shall consider later. In my experience these conditions vary ..."
5. The Eye and Nervous System: Their Diagnostic Relations by William Campbell Posey, William Gibson Spiller (1906)
"(B) Both eyes are deviated spastically to one side, and cannot be moved to the
side opposite (excessive spasm of one side-to-side movement, or spasm of one ..."
6. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1901)
"... in connection with gas- tro-intestinal derangements, and many of them showed
spastically contracted abdominal muscles and excessive knee-jerks. ..."
7. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1915)
"The colon was turned up to expose the small intestines, which were spastically
contracted and negative up to within six inches of the fossa of Treitz, ..."
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