Lexic.us

Definition of Spastic

1. Adjective. Relating to or characterized by spasm. "Spastic paralysis is a spastic form of cerebral palsy"

2. Noun. A person suffering from spastic paralysis.

3. Adjective. Suffering from spastic paralysis. "A spastic child"

4. Adjective. Affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm. "Spastic movements"

Definition of Spastic

1. a. Of or pertaining to spasm; spasmodic; especially, pertaining to tonic spasm; tetanic.

Definition of Spastic

1. Adjective. (pathology) Of, relating to, or affected by spasm. ¹

2. Adjective. (pathology) Of or relating to spastic paralysis. ¹

3. Adjective. (slang pejorative) Clumsy. ¹

4. Adjective. (slang pejorative) Hyperactive, excited, and random manner. ¹

5. Noun. A person affected by spastic paralysis or spastic cerebral palsy. ¹

6. Noun. (slang offensive) A stupid, clumsy person. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Spastic

1. one suffering from spastic paralysis (a paralysis with muscle spasms) [n -S]

Medical Definition of Spastic

1. 1. Of the nature of or characterised by spasms. 2. Hypertonic, so that the muscles are stiff and the movements awkward. 3. A person exhibiting spasticity, such as occurs in spastic paralysis or in cerebral palsy. Origin: Gr. Spastikos (13 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spastic

spasmolysis spasmolytic spasmolytics spasmoneme spasmophilia spasmophilic spasmophilic diathesis spasms spasmus spasmus caninus

spasmus coordinatus spasmus glottidis spasmus nictitans spasmus nutans spastastic spastic (current term) spastic abasia spastic anaemia spastic bladder spastic colitis

spastic colon spastic diplegia spastic dysarthria spastic dysphonia spastic ectropion spastic entropion spastic flat foot spastic gait spastic hemiplegia spastic ileus

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