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Tetanic spasm

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tetanizationnoun(physiology) The production or condition of tetanus.
spasmsnounA sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ.
tetanynoun(medicine) A condition characterized by painful muscular spasms, caused by faulty calcium metabolism.
spastic paralysisnouna loss or deficiency of motor control with involuntary spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth
spasmolytic(medicine) antispastic, antispasmodic
convulsionsnoun(medicine) An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.
convulsesverb(intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.
convulsingnoun
involuntary musclenoun(anatomy) A muscle that is not controlled by individual volition, e.g., cardiac muscle and smooth muscle.
convulsiveMarked by or having the nature of convulsions.
convulseverb(intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.
spasticitynounThe state, quality or property of being spastic.
twitchingnounThe motion of something that twitches.
convulsivelyIn a convulsive manner.
convulsionnoun(medicine) An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.
convulsedverb(intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.
dystonianoun(pathology) A disabling neurological disorder in which prolonged and repetitive contractions of muscles cause jerking, twisting movements and abnormal postures of the body.
tetraplegianounParalysis of all four limbs.
myospasmnounA sudden, involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle
epilepticusnoun

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