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Definition of spasm
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Spasm (v. t.) An
involuntary
and
unnatural
contraction
of one or more
muscles
or
muscular
fibers.
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Opisthotonos
::
Opisthotonos
(n.) A
tetanic
spasm in which the body is bent
backwards
and
stiffened.
Spasmodic
::
Spasmodic
(a.) Soon
relaxed
or
exhausted;
convulsive;
intermittent;
as,
spasmodic
zeal or
industry..
Tic
::
Tic (n.) A local and
habitual
convulsive
motion
of
certain
muscles;
especially,
such a
motion
of some of the
muscles
of the face;
twitching;
velication;
--
called
also
spasmodic
tic..
Crispation
::
Crispation
(n.) A very
slight
convulsive
or
spasmodic
contraction
of
certain
muscles,
external
or
internal..
Spasmodical
::
Spasmodical
(a.) Same as
Spasmodic,
a..
Valerian
::
Valerian
(n.) Any plant of the genus
Valeriana.
The root of the
officinal
valerian
(V.
officinalis)
has a
strong
smell,
and is much used in
medicine
as an
antispasmodic..
Flounce
::
Flounce
(v. i.) To throw the limbs and body one way and the
other;
to
spring,
turn, or twist with
sudden
effort
or
violence;
to
struggle,
as a horse in mire; to
flounder;
to throw one's self with a jerk or
spasm,
often as in
displeasure..
Cillosis
::
Cillosis
(n.) A
spasmodic
trembling
of the upper
eyelid.
Antispasmodic
::
Antispasmodic
(n.) A
medicine
which
prevents
or
allays
spasms
or
convulsions.
Musk
::
Musk (n.) A
substance
of a
reddish
brown
color,
and when fresh of the
consistence
of
honey,
obtained
from a bag being
behind
the navel of the male musk deer. It has a
slightly
bitter
taste,
but is
specially
remarkable
for its
powerful
and
enduring
odor. It is used in
medicine
as a
stimulant
antispasmodic.
The term is also
applied
to
secretions
of
various
other
animals,
having
a
similar
odor..
Strictured
::
Stricture
(n.) A
localized
morbid
contraction
of any
passage
of the body. Cf.
Organic
stricture,
and
Spasmodic
stricture,
under
Organic,
and
Spasmodic..
Tetanic
::
Tetanic
(n.) A
substance
(notably
nux
vomica,
strychnine,
and
brucine)
which,
either
as a
remedy
or a
poison,
acts
primarily
on the
spinal
cord, and
which,
when taken in
comparatively
large
quantity,
produces
tetanic
spasms
or
convulsions..
Spasmodic
::
Spasmodic
(n.) A
medicine
for
spasm.
Flurry
::
Flurry
(n.) The
violent
spasms
of a dying
whale.
Spasmatical
::
Spasmatical
(a.)
Spasmodic.
Stenostome
::
Stenosis
(n.) A
narrowing
of the
opening
or
hollow
of any
passage,
tube, or
orifice;
as,
stenosis
of the
pylorus.
It
differs
from
stricture
in being
applied
especially
to
diffused
rather
than
localized
contractions,
and in
always
indicating
an
origin
organic
and not
spasmodic..
Tetany
::
Tetany
(n.) A
morbid
condition
resembling
tetanus,
but
distinguished
from it by being less
severe
and
having
intermittent
spasms..
Hyperkinesis
::
Hyperkinesis
(n.)
Abnormally
increased
muscular
movement;
spasm.
Asafoetida
::
Asafoetida
(n.) The fetid gum resin or
inspissated
juice of a large
umbelliferous
plant
(Ferula
asafoetida)
of
Persia
and the East
Indies.
It is used in
medicine
as an
antispasmodic.
Spasticity
::
Spasticity
(n.) The
tendency
to, or
capability
of
suffering,
spasm..
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