spastic
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8.6
- adjective
- /ˈspæstɪk/
- Specialized
:
espástico
- I have cerebral palsy, and in my case, it's called spastic triplegia.
- spastic versus flaccid
- spastic and ataxic
- spastic cerebral
Or it can be in a pattern that is not in rhythm and spastic and out of control.
- Or it can be in a pattern that is not in rhythm and spastic and out of control.
Examples
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Affected individuals could exhibit both spastic and flaccid changes in tongue muscles.
Academic text (2012) -
He was diagnosed with spastic diplegia, which affects his ability to walk without assistance.
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I told work that my mom had a spastic colon.
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My own hand was too spastic for me to be able to fasten it down.
Fiction book (1993) -
Since the present study included only ambulant children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy, our study population was relatively homogeneous.
Academic text (2015) -
Children with spastic cerebral palsy often experience difficulties with movement and coordination.
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The therapist focused on exercises to help manage the spastic muscles in his legs.
Synonyms
2
7.7
Sudden, violent body movements that you cannot control
2
8.1
Happening suddenly in short, irregular bursts or movements
1
9.9
Showing sudden muscle jerks that happen without control
Happening in sudden short uncontrolled movements or bursts
Uncontrolled muscle movements that you cannot make on purpose
Involving muscle contractions that make the body move or stay in strange positions
Showing quick body movements that a person cannot control, often seen in some illnesses
Antonyms
Compounds
- Archaic
1
5.8
A gut condition that causes belly pain and alternating diarrhea and constipation and is often worse with stress
- Specialized
A problem that makes a person unable to walk because leg muscles are too tight
- Specialized
A bladder that squeezes too often, causing loss of control and stopping and starting of urine
- Specialized
Weak muscles and stiffness with sudden muscle jerks caused by brain damage at birth
How Spastic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spastic comes from an old Greek word spazō meaning 'to pull', and it shares the same root as spasm, a sudden tightening of a muscle. So in medicine spastic describes muscles that tighten or move without control.