💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tetanic spasm"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| tetanizationnoun | (physiology) The production or condition of tetanus. |
| spasmsnoun | A 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 paralysisnoun | a 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. |
| convulsive | Marked by or having the nature of convulsions. |
| convulseverb | (intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort. |
| spasticitynoun | The state, quality or property of being spastic. |
| twitchingnoun | The motion of something that twitches. |
| convulsively | In 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. |
| tetraplegianoun | Paralysis of all four limbs. |
| myospasmnoun | A sudden, involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle |
| epilepticusnoun | — |
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