Spasmodic
61thumps — Spasmodic contractions of the diaphragm, or hiccups, occasionally seen in animals. * * * thumps thəmps n pl but sing in constr a dyspneic breathing that is marked by throbbing movements of the sides of the chest due to spasmodic contractions of… …
62writer's cramp — spasmodic, painful contractions of the muscles of the thumb, forefinger, and forearm during writing. * * * …
63Dystonia, focal, due to torticollis — Spasmodic torticollis, or torticollis, is the most common of the focal dystonias. In torticollis, the muscles in the neck that control the position of the head are affected, causing the head to twist and turn to one side. In addition, the head… …
64colpospasm — Spasmodic contraction of the vagina. * * * col·po·spasm (kolґpo spaz″əm) [colpo + spasm] a spasm in the vagina …
65dactylospasm — Spasmodic contraction of the fingers or toes. * * * dac·ty·lo·spasm (dakґtə lo spaz″əm) [dactylo + spasm] spasm or cramp of a finger or toe …
66gastrospasm — Spasmodic contraction of the walls of the stomach. * * * gas·tro·spasm (gasґtro spaz″əm) [gastro + spasm] spasm of the stomach …
67glossospasm — Spasmodic contraction of the tongue. * * * glos·so·spasm (glosґo spaz″əm) [glosso + spasm] spasm of the tongue muscles …
68gyrospasm — Spasmodic rotary movements of the head. [G. gyros, circle, + spasmos, spasm] * * * gy·ro·spasm (jiґro spaz″əm) [gyro + spasm] rotatory spasm of the head …
69myospasm, myospasmus — Spasmodic muscular contraction. cervical m. posttraumatic neck syndrome …
70ophryosis — Spasmodic twitching of the upper portion of the orbicularis palpebrarum muscle causing a wrinkling of the eyebrow. [G. ophrys, eyebrow, + osis, condition] * * * oph·ry·o·sis (of″re oґsis) [Gr. ophrys eyebrow] spasm of the eyebrow …
