spastic
- noun
- /ˈspæstɪk/
- Slur
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espástico
- In the past, children with cerebral palsy were sometimes referred to as spastics.
Examples
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The use of the term spastic to describe patients is now considered outdated and offensive.
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Many spastics face challenges in everyday activities.
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Medical professionals no longer use spastic as a noun in clinical settings.
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The term spastic is now considered outdated and offensive.
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In the past, children with cerebral palsy were sometimes referred to as spastics.
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The use of the term spastic to describe patients is now considered outdated and offensive.
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Many spastics face challenges in everyday activities.
Compounds
- Archaic
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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
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spastic was once used as a medical noun for a person with stiff or uncontrolled muscles, from the Greek root spazō 'to pull'. A helpful way to remember this is that it began as a medical term, but as a noun it is now outdated and offensive and should not be used.