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1 spasm
['spæzəm](a sudden uncontrollable jerking of the muscles: A spasm of pain twisted his face for a moment.) espasmo* * *[sp'æzəm] n 1 Med espasmo, contração muscular. 2 esforço violento (inútil). 3 acesso, ímpeto. -
2 spasm
['spæzəm](a sudden uncontrollable jerking of the muscles: A spasm of pain twisted his face for a moment.) espasmo
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spasm — [[t]spæ̱zəm[/t]] spasms 1) N VAR: oft into N A spasm is a sudden tightening of your muscles, which you cannot control. A muscular spasm in the coronary artery can cause a heart attack... A lack of magnesium causes muscles to go into spasm. Syn:… … English dictionary
spasm — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sudden ▪ involuntary, uncontrollable ▪ involuntary spasms of the nervous system ▪ intense, violent ▪ … Collocations dictionary
pain — [n1] physical suffering ache, affliction, agony, burn, catch, convulsion, cramp, crick, discomfort, distress, fever, gripe, hurt, illness, injury, irritation, laceration, malady, misery, pang, paroxysm, prick, sickness, smarting, soreness, spasm … New thesaurus
spasm — [n] twitch, fit access, attack, burst, contraction, convulsion, eruption, frenzy, jerk, outburst, pain, paroxysm, seizure, throe, yank; concepts 185,728 … New thesaurus
Spasm — For the 1993 metal album, see Spasm (album). Spasmodic redirects here. For the British literary movement, see Spasmodic poets. Muscle spasm ICD 10 R25.2 ICD 9 728.85 … Wikipedia
spasm — Synonyms and related words: Jacksonian epilepsy, Rolandic epilepsy, abdominal epilepsy, abscess, access, ache, aching, acquired epilepsy, activated epilepsy, acute pain, ado, affect epilepsy, agitation, ague, akinetic epilepsy, amok, anemia,… … Moby Thesaurus
Spasm — A brief, automatic jerking movement. A muscle spasm can be quite painful, with the muscle clenching tightly. A spasm of the coronary artery can cause angina. Spasms in various types of tissue may be caused by stress, medication, over exercise, or … Medical dictionary
pain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Suffering Noun 1. pain, suffering, sufferance; hurt, cut; discomfort, painfulness; discomfort, malaise; nightmare; anguish, agony, misery, excruciation, torment, torture, rack; Weltschmerz; distress,… … English dictionary for students
pain — I n. sensation of suffering 1) to cause pain 2) to inflict pain on 3) to bear, endure, stand, take pain (she cannot stand any pain) 4) to feel, experience, suffer pain (she experienced constant pain) 5) to allay, alleviate, dull, ease, kill,… … Combinatory dictionary
spasm — spas|m [ˈspæzəm] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: spasme, from Latin, from Greek spasmos, from span to pull ] 1.) [U and C] an occasion when your muscles suddenly become tight, causing you pain ▪ Maggie felt a muscle spasm in her back. ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
pain — noun 1 physical pain ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, agonizing, awful, blinding, excruciating, extreme, great, immense, intense, severe … Collocations dictionary