spasm
Sudden muscle clench
A spasm is a sudden, involuntary muscle contraction—often painful and beyond conscious control.
Muscle spasms range from minor twitches to severe cramps.
The word extends to any sudden burst of activity or emotion: a spasm of coughing, spasms of anger, a spasm of productivity.
To spasm is to undergo such contractions: Her back spasmed when she bent over.
Involuntary muscular jerk
- jerkAbrupt pulling motion
- convulsionSudden involuntary muscle contractions
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
- ticInvoluntary repetitive movement
shudder · quiver · flutter · flinch · myoclonus · fasciculation · start · jolt
Forcible taking or convulsion
- epilepsyBrain disorder causing seizures
- convulsionSudden involuntary muscle contractions
- paroxysmViolent sudden outburst
- fitProper or healthy
tonic-clonic · grand mal · dystonia · chorea · colic · bronchospasm · laryngospasm · vasospasm
Sudden emotional release
- fitProper or healthy
- burstBreak apart suddenly
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- surgeSudden powerful increase
paroxysm · eruption · bout · flash · flare · convulsion · attack · episode
twitch
Involuntary muscular jerk
- jerkAbrupt pulling motion
- convulsionSudden involuntary muscle contractions
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
tic · shudder · quiver · flutter · flinch · myoclonus · fasciculation · start · jolt · palpitation
seizure
Forcible taking or convulsion
- epilepsyBrain disorder causing seizures
- convulsionSudden involuntary muscle contractions
- paroxysmViolent sudden outburst
fit · tonic-clonic · grand mal · dystonia · chorea · colic · bronchospasm · laryngospasm · vasospasm · esophageal
outburst
Sudden emotional release
surge · paroxysm · eruption · bout · flash · flare · convulsion · attack · episode · sudden
cramp
Painful muscle seizure
- charleyhorsePainful involuntary muscle contraction
- contractionReduction in size
- tightnessState of being constricted
kink · crick · strain · clench · tense · constrict · rigidity · stiffness · knot · seize
cramp
Painful muscle seizure
shooting · throbbing · griping · colic · twinge · pang · wrenching · excruciating · agony · burning
- crampsmuscle cramp, leg cramp, charley horse, calf cramp, foot cramp
- spasmsconvulsion, twitch, jerk, seizure, tremor
- Ticstics, twitch, twitching, blink, blinking
- muscle disordersmuscular dystrophy, myopathy, myositis, muscle weakness, muscle wasting
- symptomsfever, headache, pain, nausea, rash
- bodily sensationspain, ache, tingling, burning, numbness
spasmrelaxation
State of being unwound
stillness · calm · coordination · repose · limpness
spasmsmoothness
Freedom from irregularity
fluidity · grace · glide · harmony · coordination
spasmsteadiness
State of being constant
continuity · constancy · gradual change · regularity · stability
- muscle spasmsInvoluntary tissue contractions
- back spasmInvoluntary lumbar muscle contraction
- stomach spasmsInvoluntary abdominal muscle contractions
- neck spasmInvoluntary cervical muscle contraction
- spasmodic dysphoniaNeurological vocal cord disorder
- bladder spasmsInvoluntary urinary organ contractions
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