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• spasm — [ spæzəm ] noun 1. ) count or uncount a sudden movement in which one of your muscles becomes tight and painful: Athletes know that cold weather can induce muscle spasms. His muscles went into spasm and he couldn t straighten up. 2. ) count a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• spasm — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sudden ▪ involuntary, uncontrollable ▪ involuntary spasms of the nervous system ▪ intense, violent ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• 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 — 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

• 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

• spasm — UK [ˈspæz(ə)m] / US [ˈspæzəm] noun Word forms spasm : singular spasm plural spasms 1) [countable/uncountable] a sudden movement in which one of your muscles becomes tight and painful Athletes know that cold weather can induce muscle spasms. His… …   English dictionary

• Cadaveric spasm — Cadaveric spasm, also known as instantaneous rigor, cataleptic rigidity, or instantaneous rigidity, is a rare form of muscular stiffening that occurs at the moment of death, persists into the period of rigor mortis [… …   Wikipedia

• Saltatory spasm — Saltatory Sal ta*to ry, a. [L. saltatorius. See {Saltant}, and cf. {Saltire}.] Leaping or dancing; having the power of, or used in, leaping or dancing. [1913 Webster] {Saltatory evolution} (Biol.), a theory of evolution which holds that the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• go into — phr verb Go into is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑effort, ↑thought Go into is used with these nouns as the object: ↑army, ↑bankruptcy, ↑bat, ↑battle, ↑business, ↑chart, ↑church, ↑circulation, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• Thrice Upon a Time — Infobox Book name=Thrice Upon A Time author=James P. Hogan cover artist=Rowena Morrill language=English subject=Time travel genre=Hard science fiction publisher=Ballantine Books release date=March 1980 isbn=auto isbn|0|3|4|5|3|2|3|8|6|0 345 32386 …   Wikipedia

• Hemorrhoid — Hemorrhoids (AmE), haemorrhoids (BrE), emerods, or piles are varicosities or swelling and inflammation of veins in the rectum and indoor anus. The anatomical term hemorrhoids technically refers to Cushions of tissue filled with blood vessels at… …   Wikipedia