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spastic
adjective
noun
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
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ˈspastɪk
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adjective
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
“convulsive motions”
adjective
suffering from spastic paralysis
“a spastic child”
adjective
relating to or characterized by spasm
“a spastic colon”
noun
a person suffering from spastic paralysis
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convulsive motions
his body made a spasmodic jerk
spastic movements
a spastic child
a spastic colon
spastic paralysis is a spastic form of cerebral palsy
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