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spasm

noun
/ˈspæz.m̩/

Etymology

From Middle English spasme, from Old French spasme, from Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm, convulsion”), from σπάω (spáō, “to draw out, pull out”).

  1. derived from σπασμός — “spasm, convulsion”
  2. derived from spasmus
  3. derived from spasme
  4. inherited from spasme

Definitions

  1. A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ.

    • Jessica went into spasms after eating a peanut.

  2. A violent, excruciating seizure of pain.

  3. A sudden and temporary burst of energy, activity, or emotion.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To produce and undergo a spasm or series of spasms.

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Derived

angiospasm, arteriospasm, blepharospasm, bronchospasm, cadaveric spasm, cardiospasm, cheirospasm, colpospasm, cystospasm, dactylospasm, enterospasm, esophagospasm, gastrospasm, geniospasm, graphospasm, hemispasm, laryngospasm, myospasm, neurospasm, ophthalmospasm, pharyngospasm, phrenospasm, pylorospasm, spasm band, spasmic, spasmogen, spasmogenic, spasmoid, spasmology, spasmolysis, spasmophilia, spasm war, vasospasm, xyrospasm

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for spasm. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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