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1 spasm
['spæzəm]1) med. spasmo m.2) (of pain) fitta f.; (of anxiety, panic) attacco m.; (of rage, coughing) accesso m.* * *['spæzəm](a sudden uncontrollable jerking of the muscles: A spasm of pain twisted his face for a moment.) spasmo* * *spasm /ˈspæzəm/n.1 (med.) spasmo; crampo: a spasm of pain, un dolore acuto; muscle spasm, contrazione muscolare; crampo; to go [to send sb.] into spasm, avere [provocare a q.] uno spasmo* * *['spæzəm]1) med. spasmo m.2) (of pain) fitta f.; (of anxiety, panic) attacco m.; (of rage, coughing) accesso m. -
2 spasm n
['spæz(ə)m]Med spasmo, (of coughing) attacco, accesso, fig accesso -
3 convulsive
[kən'vʌlsɪv]1) [movement, spasm] convulsivo2) [change, riot] convulso, violento* * *[-siv]adjective convulsivo, convulso* * *convulsive /kənˈvʌlsɪv/a.convulsivelyavv.convulsamente.* * *[kən'vʌlsɪv]1) [movement, spasm] convulsivo2) [change, riot] convulso, violento -
4 twitch
I [twɪtʃ]1) (tic) tic m.2) (spasm) spasmo m. muscolare, contrazione f. convulsaII 1. [twɪtʃ]to give the curtain a twitch — dare uno strattone o una tirata alla tenda
1) (tug) tirare, dare uno strattone a [fabric, curtain]2.to twitch one's nose — [ person] torcere, arricciare il naso; [ animal] contrarre, torcere il muso
1) (quiver) [person, animal] contorcersi; [ mouth] contrarsi; [ eye] muoversi a scatti, battere; [limb, muscle] contrarsi in modo convulso; [ fishing line] vibrare, dare strattoni2) (tug)to twitch at — [ person] dare uno strattone o una tirata a [curtain, tablecloth]
* * *[twi ] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) move jerkily: His hands were twitching.) (torcersi spasmodicamente)2) (to give a little pull or jerk to (something): He twitched her sleeve.) tirare2. noun(a twitching movement.) strattone* * *[twɪtʃ]1. n(slight pull) tiratina, (nervous) tic m inv2. vi(hands, face, muscles) contrarsi, (person: in particular situation) agitarsi, (habitually) avere un tic, (tail, ears) drizzarsi, (nose) muoversi3. vt(rope, sleeve) tirare* * *twitch (1) /twɪtʃ/n.1 contrazione convulsa; spasmo muscolare; tic2 stratta; strattone; strappo; tirata3 (vet.) stringinaso.twitch (2) /twɪtʃ/n.(to) twitch /twɪtʃ/A v. i.1 contorcersi; contrarsi; torcersi spasmodicamente: His face twitched with pain, gli si contrasse il viso per il doloreB v. t.2 contrarre, muovere a scatti ( una parte del corpo): The cat twitched its ears, il gatto mosse le orecchie* * *I [twɪtʃ]1) (tic) tic m.2) (spasm) spasmo m. muscolare, contrazione f. convulsaII 1. [twɪtʃ]to give the curtain a twitch — dare uno strattone o una tirata alla tenda
1) (tug) tirare, dare uno strattone a [fabric, curtain]2.to twitch one's nose — [ person] torcere, arricciare il naso; [ animal] contrarre, torcere il muso
1) (quiver) [person, animal] contorcersi; [ mouth] contrarsi; [ eye] muoversi a scatti, battere; [limb, muscle] contrarsi in modo convulso; [ fishing line] vibrare, dare strattoni2) (tug)to twitch at — [ person] dare uno strattone o una tirata a [curtain, tablecloth]
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5 clonic
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6 saltatory
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7 spaz
spaz, spazz /spæz/n. ( slang USA)2 (abbr. di spasm) reazione incontrollata ( di gioia, ira, ecc.): to have a spaz, andare fuori di testa; fare una scenata. -
8 tetanic
tetanic /təˈtænɪk/a.(med.) tetanico: tetanic contraction, contrazione tetanica● tetanic spasm, tetania. -
9 tonic
['tɒnɪk] 1.aggettivo tonico2.1) (drink) (anche tonic water) (acqua) tonica f.2) med. tonico m., ricostituente m.to be a tonic for sb. — fig. [news, praise] tirare su di morale qcn
3) mus. tonica f.* * *['tonik]1) ((a) medicine that gives strength or energy: The doctor prescribed a (bottle of) tonic.) tonico2) ((also tonic-water) water containing quinine, often drunk with gin etc: I'd like a gin and tonic.) (acqua tonica)* * *tonic /ˈtɒnɪk/A a.1 tonico ( anche fisiol., fon. e med.); corroborante, stimolante: (fon.) tonic accent, accento tonico; (med.) tonic spasm, spasmo tonico; the tonic air of the mountains, l'aria corroborante della montagna2 (mus.) tonicoB n.1 (farm.) tonico; ricostituente2 (mus.) tonica; nota tonica● (mus.) tonic chord, accordo naturale □ (mus.) tonic sol-fa, solfeggio (tonico)tonicallyavv.tonicamente.* * *['tɒnɪk] 1.aggettivo tonico2.1) (drink) (anche tonic water) (acqua) tonica f.2) med. tonico m., ricostituente m.to be a tonic for sb. — fig. [news, praise] tirare su di morale qcn
3) mus. tonica f.
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