Main Entry:

¹spas·tic

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 \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb