Spasm
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.
noun
1.
an involuntary muscular contraction, esp one resulting in cramp or convulsion
2.
a sudden burst of activity, emotion, etc
spasm (spāz’əm)
n.
A sudden involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles.
A muscle spasm.
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