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- DictionarySpasm/ˈspazəm/
noun
- 1. a sudden involuntary muscular contraction or convulsive movement: "shifting heavy loads without help brought on muscular back spasms"
verb
- 1. experience sudden involuntary muscular contractions; twitch convulsively: "my body spasmed violently"
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.
SPASM meaning: 1. an occasion when a muscle suddenly becomes tighter in a way that cannot be controlled: 2. a…. Learn more.
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.
5 days ago · A spasm is a sudden tightening of your muscles, which you cannot control. A muscular spasm in the coronary artery can cause a heart attack. A lack of magnesium causes muscles to go into spasm.
3 days ago · noun. 1. a sudden, convulsive, involuntary muscular contraction: a tonic spasm is persistent and sustained, and a clonic spasm is one of a series of relatively brief contractions alternating with relaxations. 2. any sudden, violent, temporary activity, feeling, etc. verb intransitive. 3. to undergo a spasm.
[countable] spasm (of something) a sudden strong feeling or reaction that lasts for a short time. a spasm of anxiety/anger/coughing/pain, etc.
spasm meaning: a sudden movement in your body caused when a muscle gets tight in a way that you cannot control: . Learn more.
