Thesaurus: spasmodic

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1. a. Of or pertaining to spasm; consisting in spasm; occuring in, or characterized by, spasms; as, a spasmodic asthma.
2. a. Soon relaxed or exhausted; convulsive; intermittent; as, spasmodic zeal or industry.
3. n. A medicine for spasm.
4. adj. affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
5. adj. occurring in spells and often abruptly
6. 1. (Med.) Of or pertaining to spasm; consisting in spasm; occuring in, or characterized by, spasms; as, a spasmodic asthma. 2. Soon relaxed or exhausted; convulsive; intermittent; as, spasmodic zeal or industry. Spasmodic croup (Med.), an affection of childhood characterized by a stoppage of brathing developed suddenly and without fever, and produced by spasmodic contraction of the vocal cords. It is sometimes fatal. Called also laryngismus stridulus, and childcrowing. -- Spasmodic stricture, a stricture caused by muscular spasm without structural change. See Organic stricture, under Organic. A medicine for spasm.
7. Of or pertaining to spasm; consisting in spasm; occuring in, orcharacterized by, spasms; as, a spasmodic asthma.
8. j:100 s affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm s occurring in spells and often abruptly