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spasticity
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spas·tic  (spstk)
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.

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

spasti·cal·ly adv.
spas·tici·ty (sp-sts-t) n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.spasticity - the quality of moving or acting in spasms
fitfulness, jerkiness - the quality of being spasmodic and irregular
Translations
spasticity [spæsˈtɪsɪtɪ] Nespasticidad f
spasticity


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