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spasm

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Noun

(pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)

a painful and involuntary muscular contraction

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Synonyms:
cramp muscle spasm

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "spasm":
sivaism sophism spasm sufism
Words contain "spasm":
antispasmodic antispasmodic agent blepharospasm bronchospasm cardiospasm graphospasm laryngospasm muscle spasm spasm spasmodic more...
Words contain "spasm" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
convulse spastic acrocyanosis raynaud's sign tenesmus bronchospasm labour pains birth pangs twitching vellication more...

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