spasm
A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organA sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ.
» Hiccups are caused by spasms of the diaphragm.
Значение
значений: 3A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ.
Jessica went into spasms after eating a peanut.
Krampf, Muskelkrampf, Spasmus
спазмspazm
(pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)
A violent, excruciating seizure of pain.
A sudden and temporary burst of energy, activity, or emotion.
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Примеры
предложений: 4Hiccups are caused by spasms of the diaphragm.
I feel a sort of spasm in my left leg.
A spasm, violent and uncontrollable, stiffened every muscle in his body.
Around age six, the twins started taking a drug called L-DOPA, which dramatically lessened their muscle spasms and other symptoms.
Переводы
языков: 8По значениям 1
По значениям 2
Происхождение
From Middle English spasme, from Old French spasme, from Latin spasmus, from Ancient GreekFrom Middle English spasme, from Old French spasme, from Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm, convulsion”), from σπάω (spáō, “to draw out, pull out”).
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Формы
мн. число: spasmsСинонимы
синонимов: 2- a painful and involuntary muscular contraction:crampmuscle spasm