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tonic spasm
Origin:
1825–35
1825–35
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Tonic spasm
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noun
1.
Pathology. 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).
2.
any sudden, brief spell of great energy, activity, feeling, etc.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English spasme < Latin spasmus < Greek spasmós convulsion, derivative of spân to draw a sword or cord, wrench (off), convulse
1350–1400; Middle English spasme < Latin spasmus < Greek spasmós convulsion, derivative of spân to draw a sword or cord, wrench (off), convulse
Synonyms
2. fit, storm, flash, spurt.
2. fit, storm, flash, spurt.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
spasm
c.1400, from O.Fr. spasme, from L. spasmus "a spasm," from Gk. spasmos "a spasm, convulsion," from span "draw up, tear away, contract violently, pull," from PIE *spe- "stretch." Fig. sense of "a sudden convulsion" (of emotion, politics, etc.) is attested from 1817. The verb is recorded from 1900.
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Medical Dictionary
spasm (spāz'əm)
n.
A sudden involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles.
A muscle spasm.
tonic spasm n.
A continuous involuntary muscular contraction. Also called entasia.
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