spasticity

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spas·tic (sp

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.

A person affected with spastic paralysis.

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

spasti·cal·ly adv.

spas·tici·ty (sp

-st

-t

) n.

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Noun

spasticity - the quality of moving or acting in spasms

fitfulness, jerkiness - the quality of being spasmodic and irregular

Translations

spasticity [spæsˈtɪsɪtɪ] N → espasticidad f

spasticity

n → spastische Lähmung

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