单词 | spasm |
释义 | spasm /spaz"euhm/, n. 1. Pathol. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm). 2. any sudden, brief spell of great energy, activity, feeling, etc. [1350-1400; ME spasme < L spasmus < Gk spasmós convulsion, deriv. of spân to draw a sword or cord, wrench (off), convulse] Syn. 2. fit, storm, flash, spurt. |
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