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spastic

spas·tic

UK/ˈspastɪk/ US/ˈspæstɪk/ uncommon
adjective (3) noun (1)

adjective

1.

relating to or characterized by spasm

  • “a spastic colon”
  • “spastic paralysis is a spastic form of cerebral palsy”
2.

suffering from spastic paralysis

  • “a spastic child”
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3.

affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm

  • “convulsive motions”
  • “his body made a spasmodic jerk”
  • “spastic movements”
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noun

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Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin spasticus, from Ancient Greek σπαστικός (spastikós, “drawing in”). By surface analysis, spasm + -tic. Cf. French spastique and see also spasm.

Phrases

  • spastic abasia
  • spastic colitis
  • spastic colon
  • spastic tetraplegia

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