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myospastic

adj

Etymology

From myo- + spastic; see spasm and spastic.

  1. derived from σπαστικός — “drawing in”
  2. learned borrowing from spasticus
  3. formed as myospastic — “myo- + spastic”

Definitions

  1. Of or related to myospasm.

    • The myospastic state was painful and unrelenting, and it preceded death by a few hours to four months.
    • Additionally, once a muscle has been subjected to a myospastic episode it tends, for reasons not yet understood, to become more susceptible to future episodes.
    • Referred pains, areas of secondary hyperalgesia, autonomic signs, and myospastic activity in otherwise normal structures are expected associated symptoms.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA