Lexic.us

Definition of Spasm

1. Noun. A painful and involuntary muscular contraction.

2. Noun. (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel).

Definition of Spasm

1. n. An involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers.

Definition of Spasm

1. to undergo an involuntary muscular contraction [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Spasm

1. 1. A sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of a muscle or a group of muscles, attended by pain and interference with function, producing involuntary movement and distortion. 2. A sudden but transitory constriction of a passage, canal or orifice. Origin: L. Spasmus, Gr. Spasmos This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spasm

sparth sparthe sparthes sparths Spartina spartinas Spartina cynosuroides Spartina pectinmata Spartium Spartium junceum

sparts sparve spar buoy spas spasm (current term) spasm (current term) spasmed spasmic spasmin spasming

spasmo- spasmocanulase spasmodic spasmodic spasmodically spasmodic asthma spasmodic dysmenorrhoea spasmodic dysphonia spasmodic laryngitis spasmodic laryngitis

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