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UK
/spˈæzəm/
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[ US /ˈspæzəm/ ]
[ US /ˈspæzəm/ ]
NOUN
- (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)
- a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
How To Use spasm In A Sentence
- Rub a bit of peppermint oil directly onto your forehead; it acts as an antispasmodic.
- With a lot of prodding and poking and pushing and cajoling, it set off with a spasmodic jerk.
- It is the failure of the diaphragmatic pinchcock to open, as in the normal deglutitory cycle, rather than a spasmodic tightness, that obstructs the food. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery
- Objective:To observe the effects of to integrate acusector concussion with suggestible dialogue treat 530 patient with hysteria spasm.
- Now, next time I'm sitting next to someone on the bus, or sleeping next to someone who has a full-body spasm while dozing off, I fully reserve the right to call them a hypnic jerk. Ilene Kleinbaum: The Great Wake Up Program: My Sleep Education
- Timolol maleate can cause bronchospasms and is contraindicated in patients with bronchial asthma or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Here's the thing that comes along to complicate any strict feminist criticism of objectification in the images of Prommenschenckel lying prone: She has a condition known as spasmodic torticollis. Miss Ability lays down on the job
- His left leg was going into muscle spasms of some sort and he clutched at his knee with frustration.
- Native Americans have long used cramp bark, an aptly named antispasmodic herb, to relieve menstrual cramps.
- Five steps up the dirt path, my trachea crumpled, my vertebrae fused, and the small muscles in my back revolted and spasmed.