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convulsion
(Medicine) An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.
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  1. (Medicine) An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.
  2. A violent, involuntary contraction or spasm of the muscles
  3. An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.
seizure
(Med. --- Archaic) A sudden attack of illness, as a stroke
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  1. (Med. --- Archaic) A sudden attack of illness, as a stroke
  2. An instance of abnormal, especially excessive electrical activity in the brain, causing symptoms such as involuntary muscle movements and the loss of awareness or the ability to pay attention.
  3. A sudden episode of transient neurologic symptoms such as involuntary muscle movements, sensory disturbances and altered consciousness. A seizure is caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain, which is often diagnosed on an electroencephalogram.
contraction
(Econ.) A period of decrease in business activity
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  1. (Econ.) A period of decrease in business activity
  2. The shortening and thickening of a muscle for the purpose of exerting force on or causing movement of a body part.
  3. The shortening and thickening of a muscle fiber or a muscle in action, esp. of the uterus during labor
cramp
Spasmodic contractions of the uterus, such as those occurring during menstruation or labor, usually causing pain in the abdomen that may radiate to the lower back and thighs.
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  1. Spasmodic contractions of the uterus, such as those occurring during menstruation or labor, usually causing pain in the abdomen that may radiate to the lower back and thighs.
  2. A device for clasping or fastening things together; a clamp
  3. A metal bar bent to form a right angle at each end, for holding together blocks of stone, timbers, etc.
paroxysm
A sudden outburst of emotion or action:
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  1. A sudden outburst of emotion or action:
  2. A sudden outburst as of laughter, rage, or sneezing; fit; spasm
  3. A sudden attack, or intensification of the symptoms, of a disease, usually recurring periodically
shoot
A period of photographing, filming, or recording electronically, esp. away from the studio
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  1. A period of photographing, filming, or recording electronically, esp. away from the studio
  2. Action or motion like that of something shot, as of water from a hose
  3. A body of ore in a vein, usually elongated and vertical or steeply inclined
throe
A tool for splitting wood into shingles; a frow.
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  1. A tool for splitting wood into shingles; a frow.
  2. A severe pang or spasm of pain, as in childbirth.
  3. A condition of extreme difficulty or trouble:
Find another word for spasm. In this page you can discover 9 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for spasm, like: convulsion, seizure, contraction, fit, cramp, paroxysm, shoot, throe and pain.

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  • There is consequently spasm of accommodation, so that clear vision of distant objects becomes impossible.

  • His father died suddenly of spasm in the heart in 1801, and his early education was confided by his mother to her sister, Miss Delafield.

  • Expectorants increase the bronchial secretions; antispasmodics relax the spasm of the muscular coat of the bronchial tubes, e.g.

  • He felt like a packaged pound of dog meat after slightly less than three hours sandwiched in his warm and comfortable bed between Ethel Rosewater's last frenzied spasm of pleasure and the screaming alarm clock.

  • This treatment is frequently very successful indeed in relaxing the bronchial spasm upon which the most obvious features of an attack depend.

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