English dictionary

spasm

/'sp/&/z/@/m/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a painful and involuntary muscular contraction

noun.state

Synonyms cramp muscle spasm

Source: WordNet 3.0
(pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0
An involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers.

noun

Source: webster1913