|
|
Definition of Spasticity
1. Noun. The quality of moving or acting in spasms.
Definition of Spasticity
1. n. A state of spasm.
Definition of Spasticity
1. Noun. The state, quality or property of being spastic. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spasticity
1. [n -TIES]
Medical Definition of Spasticity
1. A state of hypertonicity or increase over the normal tone of a muscle, with heightened deep tendon reflexes. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spasticity
Literary usage of Spasticity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diagnostics of the diseases of children by Le Grand Kerr (1907)
"PARALYSIS UNCLASSIFIED AS REGARDS FLACCIDITY, spasticity, OR ATROPHY Amaurotic
... The knee reflexes are active in the flaccid stage; then, as spasticity ..."
2. Diseases of Children by Abraham Jacobi (1910)
"Group II: Cases of General spasticity.—Tliis group is characterized by spastic
contracture of the arms as well as of the legs. In addition there are, ..."
3. The Newer Physiology in Surgical and General Practice by Arthur J. Rendle Short (1916)
"Localization of sensation in the cerebral cortex—Functions of the frontal
cortex—spasticity—Apraxia—Aphasia—Misleading localizing signs of cerebral ..."
4. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"Contractures develop much more readily in the presence of spasticity. In fact,
spasticity and contracture have a special relationship which can become a ..."
5. Diagnosis and Treatment of Brain Injuries with and Without a Fracture of the by William Sharpe (1920)
"In all of the patients treated by the operations just mentioned during the past
five years in our clinic, the spasticity began to return within one year ..."
Other Resources:
