spastic

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.

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

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spasti·cal·ly adv.

spas·tici·ty (sp-sts-t) n.

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spastic

Noun

a person who has cerebral palsy, and therefore has difficulty controlling his or her muscles

Adjective

1. affected by involuntary muscle contractions: a spastic colon

2. suffering from cerebral palsy [Greek spasmos a cramp]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spastic - a person suffering from spastic paralysis paralytic - a person suffering from paralysis
Adj.	1.	spastic - relating to or characterized by spasm; "a spastic colon"; "spastic paralysis is a spastic form of cerebral palsy"
	2.	spastic - suffering from spastic paralysis; "a spastic child" ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
	3.	spastic - affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; "convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements" convulsive, spasmodic unsteady - subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice"

Translations

spastic [ˈspæstɪk] n → espástico/a

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spastic [ˈspæstɪk] n → handicapé(e) moteur

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spastic [ˈspæstɪk] (old) n → Spastiker(in) m(f)

adj → spastisch

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spastic [ˈspæstɪk] n → spastico/a

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spastic

n / adj spastic [ˈspӕstik]

(a person) suffering from brain damage that causes extreme muscle spasms and/or muscular paralysis Their youngest child is (a) spastic. spasties مُصاب بالشَّلَل смазматичен spastik (pacient trpící spastickou obrnou) spastiker; spastisk der/die Spastiker(in) σπαστικός espástico spastik, spastiline بيمار مبتلا به فلج سفت spastinen paraplégique (spasmodique) חוֹלֶה עֲווִית मस्तिष्क संस्तम्भ से अक्रांत spastički, spazmodičan spasztikus penderita kerusakan otak spastískur maður, með krampalömun spastico, paraplegico けいれん性まひの 경련(성)의; 뇌성마비 환자 spastikas; spastiškas spastisks; krampjains spastik spanstisch spastiker spastyk, spastyczny espástico handicapat motor больной спастическим параличом (pacient) trpiaci spazmatickou obrnou spastičen spastičan spastiker; spastisk ซึ่งเกิดกระตุก spastik (kimse) 患大腦麻痺的 страждаючий спастичним паралічем مرگی زدہ chứng liệt co cứng 患大脑麻痹的