Look up: spasm

1. spasm
   [n] - a painful and involuntary muscular contraction 2. [n] - (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)
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2. Spasm
   Spontaneous, uncontrolled, exaggerated muscle contraction that can result in uncontrolled, jerky movement.
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3. Spasm
   An involuntary and abnormal contraction of a muscle.
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4. Spasm
   an involuntary muscle contraction; can sometimes be powerful and painful
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5. Spasm
   A sudden, powerful, involuntary contraction of a muscle.
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6. Spasm
   Spasm: A brief, automatic jerking movement. A muscle spasm can be quite painful, with the muscle clenching tightly. A spasm of the coronary artery can cause angina. Spasms in various types of tissue may be caused by stress, medication, over-exercise, or other factors.
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7. Spasm
   Spasm noun [ French spasme , Latin spasmus , Greek ..., from ..., ..., to draw, to cause convulsion. Confer Span , transitive verb ] 1. (Medicine) An involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers. » Spasm are usually either clonic or tonic . In clonic spasm , the muscles or mus …
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8. spasm
   1. <physiology> 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 ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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9. spasm
   noun (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)
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10. spasm
    cramp noun a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
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11. Spasm
    A `spasm` is a sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ, or a similarly sudden contraction of an orifice. It is sometimes accompanied by a sudden burst of pain, but is usually harmless and ceases after a few minutes. Spasmodic muscle contraction may also be due to a large number of medical conditions, however, including the dystonias. By extension, a spasm is also a sudden and temporary burst of energy, ...
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12. Spasm
    A `spasm` is a sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ, or a similarly sudden contraction of an orifice. It is sometimes accompanied by a sudden burst of pain, but is usually harmless and ceases after a few minutes. Spasmodic muscle contraction may also be due to a large number of medical conditions, however, including the dystonias. By extension, a spasm is also a sudden and temporary burst of energy, ...
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13. spasm
    (spaz´әm) a sudden involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles. a sudden, transitory constriction of a passage, canal, or orifice; spasms usually occur when the nerves supplying muscles are irritated, and pain often accompanies them. They vary from mild twitches to severe convulsions and ...
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14. Spasm
    • (v. t.) A sudden, violent, and temporary effort or emotion; as, a spasm of repentance. • (v. t.) An involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers.
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15. spasm
    (L. spasmus; Gr. spasmos) 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.
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16. spasm
    spasm (s), spasms (pl) 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 bodily passage, canal, or orifice. A muscle spasm can be quite painful, with the muscle clen...
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17. spasm
    A sudden involuntary contraction of one or more muscles; includes cramps, contractures. Syn: muscle spasm, spasmus [G. spasmos]
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18. spasm
    
    1. a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
    2. (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)
    
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