Look up: spastic

1. spastic
   [adj] - relating to or characterized by spasm 2. [adj] - suffering from spastic paralysis 3. [n] - a person suffering from spastic paralysis
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2. Spastic
   Refers to muscles that are stiff and contract in an uncontrolled way (have spasms). It occurs when the nervous system can no longer control muscle activity properly, such as with a spinal cord injury.
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3. Spastic
   This is has a simple meaning when used by doctors, i.e. stiffness of muscles or joints, but it has an outmoded (and sometimes offensive) definition too i.e. cerebral palsy
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4. spastic
   relating or belonging to spasm; produced by spasm; one affected with spasticity Category: Medicine
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5. Spastic
   Spas'tic adjective [ Latin spasticus , Greek ..., from ... to draw: confer French spastique . See Spasm .] (Medicine) Of or pertaining to spasm; spasmodic; especially, pertaining to tonic spasm; tetanic.
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6. spastic
   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) ...
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7. spastic
   adjective suffering from spastic paralysis; `a spastic child`
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8. spastic
   adjective relating to or characterized by spasm; `a spastic colon`; `spastic paralysis is a spastic form of cerebral palsy`
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9. spastic
   noun a person suffering from spastic paralysis
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10. spastic
    (spas´tik) characterized by spasms, or tightening of the muscles, causing stiff and awkward movements and in some cases a scissorslike gait.
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11. Spastic
    • (a.) Of or pertaining to spasm; spasmodic; especially, pertaining to tonic spasm; tetanic.
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12. spastic
    (Gr. spastikos) 1. of the nature of or characterized 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.
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13. spastic
    spastic 1. Of the nature of or characterized by spasms. 2. Hypertonic (high tension), so that the muscles are stiff and the movements awkward. 3. Relating to spasm or to spasticity; that is, affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
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14. Spastic
    Spastic is derogatory slang for a clumsy, incapable, or incompetent person.
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15. Spastic
    Spastic is derogatory slang for a clumsy, incapable, or incompetent person.
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16. spastic
    Type: Term Pronunciation: spas′tik Definitions: 1. Relating to spasm or to spasticity. Synonyms: hypertonic1
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17. spastic
    Term applied generally to limbs with impaired movement, stiffness, and resistance to passive movement, and to any body part (such as the colon) affected with spasm
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18. Spastic
    The word spastic is used differently depending on location, which has led to some controversy and misunderstanding. Derived via Latin from the Greek spastikos ("drawing in" or "tugging"), the word originally referred to a change in muscles affected by the medical condition spasticity, which is seen in spastic diplegia and many other forms of c...
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