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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"
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A spasm is an involuntary and abnormal muscular contraction or a sudden violent and temporary effort, emotion, or sensation. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and medical definition of spasm from Merriam-Webster.
A spasm is a sudden, uncontrollable tightening of a muscle, or a short period of something that cannot be controlled. Learn more about the word spasm, its usage and pronunciation, and see examples and translations in different languages.
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.
A spasm is a sudden, uncontrollable tightening of a muscle or a burst of activity or energy. Learn how to use the word spasm in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.
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. The Greeks had a word called spasmós, which meant "to cramp or convulse."
A spasm is a sudden and often painful contraction of a muscle that you cannot control. Learn more about the word origin, usage notes, synonyms and collocations of spasm with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary app.
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). any sudden, brief spell of great energy, activity, feeling, etc.
