spastic
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1spas·tic

adjective \ˈspas-tik\

Definition of SPASTIC

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

Examples of SPASTIC

  1. <even after the formal surrender, spastic violence erupted in scattered quarters of the city>

Origin of SPASTIC

Latin spasticus, from Greek spastikos drawing in, from span
First Known Use: 1753

Rhymes with SPASTIC

2spastic

noun

Definition of SPASTIC

: one suffering from spastic paralysis

First Known Use of SPASTIC

1896

Other Medicine Terms

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