Spasm

['spæz(ə)m] or ['spæzəm]

解释:

(noun.) (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel).

(noun.) a painful and involuntary muscular contraction.

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解释:

(v. t.) An involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers.

(v. t.) A sudden, violent, and temporary effort or emotion; as, a spasm of repentance.

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同义词及近义词：

n. [1]. Twitch, sudden contraction (as of the muscles).[2]. Fit, paroxysm, throe.

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解释:

n. an irregular and violent contraction of muscular parts—involuntary even when the voluntary muscles are concerned. When persistent it is tonic spasm or cramp catalepsy tetanus; when the relaxations alternate with the contractions it is clonic spasm as in epilepsy convulsive hysteria chorea &c.—n. Spasmod′ic a medicine for removing spasms.—adjs. Spasmod′ic -al relating to or consisting in spasms: convulsive.—adv. Spasmod′ically in a spasmodic manner: in fits.—ns. Spas′modist; Spasmol′ogy scientific knowledge of spasms.—adj. Spas′tic relating to spasms spasmodic.—adv. Spas′tically.—n. Spastic′ity tendency to spasm.—Spasmodic school a group of English poets including P. J. Bailey Sydney Dobell and Alexander Smith marked by overstrained and unnatural sentiment and expression.

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