spasms
Sudden muscle jerks
Spasms are sudden, involuntary muscle contractions—often painful, always uncontrolled.
A muscle spasm in the back can be debilitating; an eyelid spasm is merely annoying.
The word extends to any sudden burst of activity or emotion: a spasm of coughing, spasms of laughter, the economy moved in spasms rather than steady growth.
Involuntary muscular jerk
- jerkAbrupt pulling motion
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
- quiverTrembling or arrow case
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
shudder · flutter · flinch · shiver · convulse · thrash · writhe · squirm
Painful muscle seizure
- contractionReduction in size
- tighteningMaking less loose
- knottingForming fixed interlacements
- tensionStretched or strained state
stiffness · rigidity · spasticity · tonus · flexion · clenching · locking · guarding
Sudden involuntary muscle contractions
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- epilepsyBrain disorder causing seizures
- paroxysmViolent sudden outburst
- fitProper or healthy
tonic-clonic · aura · syncope · anticonvulsant · neurological · electroencephalogram · colic · bronchospasm
Persistent dull discomfort
- throbbingRhythmic painful pulsing
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- stabbingWounding with a blade
shooting · burning · gnawing · cramping · gripping · pang · excruciating · lancinating
Excessive fluid loss
- overexertionHarmful excess of effort
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- coldLow temperature state
twitch
Involuntary muscular jerk
tremor · shudder · flutter · flinch · shiver · convulse · thrash · writhe · squirm · shake
cramp
Painful muscle seizure
- contractionReduction in size
- tighteningMaking less loose
- knottingForming fixed interlacements
tension · stiffness · rigidity · spasticity · tonus · flexion · clenching · locking · guarding · dystonia
convulsion
Sudden involuntary muscle contractions
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- epilepsyBrain disorder causing seizures
- paroxysmViolent sudden outburst
fit · tonic-clonic · aura · syncope · anticonvulsant · neurological · electroencephalogram · colic · bronchospasm · laryngospasm
ache
Persistent dull discomfort
stabbing · shooting · burning · gnawing · cramping · gripping · pang · excruciating · lancinating · tenderness
dehydration
Excessive fluid loss
- overexertionHarmful excess of effort
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- muscle disordersmuscular dystrophy, myopathy, myositis, muscle weakness, muscle wasting
- seizure symptomsseizure, seizures, convulsion, convulsions, shaking
- symptomsfever, headache, pain, nausea, rash
- body painache, aches, pain, pang, throb
- body stressmuscle tension, soreness, stiffness, strain, aches
- digestive issuesindigestion, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, gas
spasmscontinuity
Uninterrupted progression or coherence
constancy · steadiness · regularity · evenness · uniformity
- 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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