spasticity

spas·tic

 (spăs′tĭk)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characterized by spasms: a spastic colon; a spastic form of cerebral palsy.

2. Affected by spastic paralysis.

3. Offensive Slang Clumsy or inept.

n.

A person affected with spastic paralysis.

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[Latin spasticus, from Greek spastikos, from spān, to pull.]

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spas′ti·cal·ly adv.

spas·tic′i·ty (spă-stĭs′ĭ-tē) n.

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spasticity

(spæsˈtɪsɪtɪ)

n

See cerebral palsy

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

spasticity - the quality of moving or acting in spasms fitfulness, jerkiness - the quality of being spasmodic and irregular

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Translations

spasticité

spasticity

[spæsˈtɪsɪtɪ] N → espasticidad f

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spasticity

n → spastische Lähmung

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spas·tic·i·ty

n. espasticidad, aumento en la tensión normal de un músculo que causa movimientos rígidos y dificultosos.

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spasticity

n espasticidad f

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