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spasm 1. (Science: physiology) A sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of a muscle or a group of muscles, attended by... Read More

Chirospasm --> cheirospasm spasm of the muscles of the hand, as in writers cramp. Synonym: chirospasm. Origin: cheiro-- g.... Read More

sardonic grin --> risus caninus The semblance of a grin caused by facial spasm especially in tetanus. Synonym: canine spasm,... Read More

Definition noun, plural: hemostases The process of stopping or arresting bleeding or keeping the blood within the damaged... Read More

tetany 1. Hyperexcitability of nerves and muscles due to decrease in concentration of extracellular ionised calcium, which... Read More

supermotility --> hyperkinesis (Science: medicine) Abnormally increased muscular movement; spasm. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Over -... Read More

phantom That which has only an apparent existence; an apparition; a specter; a phantasm; a sprite; an airy spirit; an ideal... Read More

Definition noun, plural: gag reflexes A reflex contraction characterized by retching or gagging when a foreign body comes in... Read More

-ismus (Science: suffix) Most customarily used to imply spasm, contraction. Origin: L. Fr. G. -ismos, suffix forming nouns... Read More

What is Peristalsis? Peristalsis is the series of involuntary, wave-like muscle movements in the cylindrical, hollow tube... Read More