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- Dictionaryspasm/ˈspaz(ə)m/
noun
- 1. a sudden involuntary muscular contraction or convulsive movement: "shifting heavy loads without help brought on muscular back spasms" Similar
verb
- 1. experience sudden involuntary muscular contractions; twitch convulsively: "my body spasmed violently"
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A spasm is a sudden, uncontrollable tightening of a muscle, or a short period of something, especially something that cannot be controlled. Learn more about the noun and verb forms, synonyms, and usage of spasm with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
- English (US)
SPASM meaning: 1. an occasion when a muscle suddenly becomes...
- Znaczenie Spasm, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
spasm definicja: 1. an occasion when a muscle suddenly...
- Spasm: Ukrainian Translation
spasm - translate into Ukrainian with the English-Ukrainian...
- Spasm: German Translation
spasm translate: der Krampf. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Spasm Turkish Translation
spasm translate: kasılma, spazm, spazm, kasılma. Learn more...
- Spasm: Japanese Translation
SPASM translate: けいれん. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Spasm: Portuguese Translation
spasm translate: espasmo, espasmo [masculine]. Learn more in...
- Spasm: Polish Translation
SPASM translate: skurcz, skurcz, spazm. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
A spasm is a sudden involuntary contraction of a muscle, [1] a group of muscles, or a hollow organ, such as the bladder. A spasmodic muscle contraction may be caused by many medical conditions, including dystonia. Most commonly, it is a muscle cramp which is accompanied by a sudden burst of pain.
1. : an involuntary and abnormal contraction of muscle or muscle fibers or of a hollow organ (as an artery, the colon, or the esophagus) that consists largely of involuntary muscle fibers. 2. : the state or condition of a muscle or organ affected with spasms. the renal artery went into spasm.
A spasm is a sudden tightening of your muscles, which you cannot control, or a sudden strong pain or unpleasant emotion. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, collocations, and examples of spasm in different contexts.
A spasm is a sudden constriction of a muscle or blood vessel. This idea can be generalized to anything that occurs suddenly and lasts a short while. Except for a brief spasm of yard work, you had a perfectly lazy Sunday.
SPASM meaning: 1. an occasion when a muscle suddenly becomes tighter in a way that cannot be controlled: 2. a…. Learn more.
Spasm definition: a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm ) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm ).. See examples of SPASM used in a sentence.
