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English Dictionary: spasmodic	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for spasmodic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spasmodic adj affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; "convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements" Synonym(s): convulsive, spasmodic, spastic occurring in spells and often abruptly; "fitful bursts of energy"; "spasmodic rifle fire" Synonym(s): fitful, spasmodic
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spasmodic \Spas*mod"ic\, n. (Med.) A medicine for spasm.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spasmodic \Spas"mod"ic\, a. [Gr. [?]; [?] a convulsion + [?] likeness: cf. F. spasmotique.] 1. (Med.) Of or pertaining to spasm; consisting in spasm; occuring in, or characterized by, spasms; as, a spasmodic asthma. 2. Soon relaxed or exhausted; convulsive; intermittent; as, spasmodic zeal or industry. {Spasmodic croup} (Med.), an affection of childhood characterized by a stoppage of brathing developed suddenly and without fever, and produced by spasmodic contraction of the vocal cords. It is sometimes fatal. Called also {laryngismus stridulus}, and {childcrowing}. {Spasmodic stricture}, a stricture caused by muscular spasm without structural change. See {Organic stricture}, under {Organic}.