Spasm
91bron|cho|spasm — «BRONG kuh SPAZ uhm», noun. spasm of the bronchial muscles, causing constriction of the bronchi …
92car|di|o|spasm — «KAHR dee uh SPAZ uhm», noun. a spasm or contraction affecting the cardia and (usually) areas of the stomach and esophagus connected by the cardia …
93py|lor|o|spasm — «py LR uh spaz uhm, LOHR ; pih », noun. a closing of the pylorus; spasm of the pylorus or of the part of the stomach close to the pylorus: »Heavy drinking may also produce in some people the condition called pylorospasm (Scientific American) …
94Cynic spasm — Cynic Cyn ic (s[i^]n [i^]k), Cynical Cyn ic*al ( [i^]*kal), a. [L. cynicus of the sect of Cynics, fr. Gr. kyniko s, prop., dog like, fr. ky wn, kyno s, dog. See {Hound}.] 1. Having the qualities of a surly dog; snarling; captious; currish. I hope …
95Saltatory spasm — Saltatory Sal ta*to ry, a. [L. saltatorius. See {Saltant}, and cf. {Saltire}.] Leaping or dancing; having the power of, or used in, leaping or dancing. [1913 Webster] {Saltatory evolution} (Biol.), a theory of evolution which holds that the… …
96Writer's spasm — Writer Writ er, n. [AS. wr[=i]tere.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who writes, or has written; a scribe; a clerk. [1913 Webster] They [came] that handle the pen of the writer. Judg. v. 14. [1913 Webster] My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Ps. xlv. 1 …
97Спазм (Spasm) — длительное непроизвольное сокращение мышц, которое может развиться либо в результате какого то общего заболевания (такого, например, как спастический паралич), либо в качестве локального отклика на боль. Карпопедальный спазм (carpopedal spasm)… …
98clonic spasm — Med. See under spasm (def. 1). [1840 50] * * * …
99tonic spasm — Med. See under spasm (def. 1). [1825 35] * * * …
100habit spasm — n TIC * * * see under tic …
