SPASM
\spˈazəm], \spˈazəm], \s_p_ˈa_z_ə_m]\
Definitions of SPASM
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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An involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers.
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A sudden, violent, and temporary effort or emotion; as, a spasm of repentance.
By Oddity Software
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An involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles. Spasms may involve skeletal muscle (MUSCLE, SKELETAL) or smooth muscle (MUSCLE, SMOOTH).
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A sudden, violent, involuntary contraction, or shortening, of the muscles; a sudden, violent effort or emotion that lasts but a short time.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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Sudden convulsion of muscles.
By William R. Warner
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An irregular, violent and involuntary drawing or contraction of the muscles-less violent than a convulsion.
By Daniel Lyons
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Convulsive action of the muscles; convulsive fit; sudden pang.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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A sudden, involuntary, and violent contraction of the muscles; a fit.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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The Greeks gave this name to all kinds of convulsions. It is now usually applied to involuntary muscular contractions; and these, again, have been divided into tonic spasm, Paraton'ia, which consists in permanent rigidity and immobility of the muscles that are the seat of it (see Tetanus); and clonic spasm, which consists in alternate contractions and relaxations (see Convulsion). Cullen has a class, Spasmi-the neurospasmi of Fuchs.
By Robley Dunglison
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A sudden violent involuntary contraction, as of the muscles.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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An involuntary and abnormal, usually painful, contraction of one or more muscles or groups of muscular fibers.
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A convulsion.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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