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spastic

4 entries found.

Main Entry:
1spas·tic 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1spastic
Pronunciation:
\ˈspas-tik\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Latin spasticus, from Greek spastikos drawing in, from span
Date:
1753
1 a: of, relating to, characterized by, or affected with or as if with spasm <a spastic patient> b: characterized by hypertonic muscles <spastic cerebral palsy>2: spasmodic 2 <a spastic influx of data>
spas·ti·cal·ly 
          Listen to the pronunciation of spastically \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb


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