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spastic paralysis

–noun Pathology.
a condition in which the muscles affected are marked by tonic spasm and increased tendon reflexes.

Origin:
1890–95
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spastic paralysis  
n.  A chronic pathological condition in which the muscles are affected by persistent spasms and exaggerated tendon reflexes because of damage to motor nerves of the central nervous system.
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Main Entry: spastic paralysis
Function: noun
: paralysis with tonic spasm of the affected muscles and with increased tendon reflexes —compare CEREBRAL PALSY
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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spastic paralysis n.
A chronic pathological condition in which the muscles are affected by persistent spasms and exaggerated tendon reflexes because of damage to the central nervous system.

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