Sign or Symptom
spasm
spasm [ spaz-uhm ]
Subclass of:
Neuromuscular Manifestations
Etymology:
Greek spasmos = contraction, or a drawing tight
Definitions related to spasm:
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A sudden contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, such as a cramp.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of a muscle or a group of muscles, attended by pain and interference with function, producing involuntary movement and distortion.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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An involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles. Spasms may involve SKELETAL MUSCLE or SMOOTH MUSCLE.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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An involuntary muscle contraction.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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(muscle spasm) Sudden and involuntary contractions of one or more muscles.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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