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spastic |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spastic \Spas"tic\, a. [L. spasticus Gr ?, fr ? to draw: cf F. spastique See {Spasm}.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to spasm; spasmodic; especially, pertaining to tonic spasm; tetanic. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: spastic adj 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" 3: affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; "convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements" [syn: {convulsive}, {spasmodic}] n : a person suffering from spastic paralysis
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