Related Words for spasm

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WordSyllablesCategories
cramp
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Noun, Noun
spasmodic
x/x
Adjective
convulsion
x/x
Noun
paroxysm
/x/x
Noun
convulsive
x/x
Adjective
paralysis
x/xx
Noun
twitching
/x
Noun
pain
/
Noun
reflex
/x
Noun, Verb
agony
/xx
Noun
convulsing
x/x
Noun
spastic
/x
Adjective
clonic
/x
Adjective
irritation
xx/x
Noun
discomfort
x/x
Noun
sphincter
/x
Noun, Verb
throbbing
/x
Noun
tightness
/x
Noun
hyperventilation
xxxx/x
Noun
contraction
x/x
Noun
grimace
/x
Noun
clenching
/x
Noun
neuralgia
/xx
Noun
muscle
/x
Noun
distension
x/x
Noun
apoplexy
/xxx
Noun
quivering
/xx
Verb
ache
/
Noun
panic
/x
Noun
tetany
/xx
Noun
numbness
/x
Noun
paralysing
x/xx
Noun
soreness
/x
Noun
palpitation
xx/x
Noun
revulsion
x/x
Noun
feverish
/xx
Adjective
debilitating
x/xxx
Adjective
ejaculation
xxx/x
Noun
inflammation
xx/x
Noun
sciatica
x/xx
Noun
anguish
/x
Noun
hemorrhage
/xx
Noun
dilatation
xx/x
Noun
vasodilatation
/xxx/x
Noun
bronchospasm
/x/x
Noun
infliction
x/x
Noun
distention
x/x
Noun
involuntary
x/xxx
Adjective
headache
/x
Noun
swelling
/x
Verb
abdominal
x/xx
Noun
dislocation
x//x
Noun
ischaemia
//xx
Noun
constipation
xx/x
Noun
orgasm
/xx
Noun
start
/
Noun
myoclonus
xx/x
Noun
tetanus
/xx
Noun
fibrillation
xx/x
Noun
stiffness
/x
Noun
strain
/
Noun
tremor
/x
Noun
rapture
/x
Noun
seizure
/x
Noun
gasp
/
Noun
impulse
/x
Noun
outburst
/x
Noun
peristalsis
/x/x
Noun
eruption
x/x
Noun
muscle tone
/x/
Phrase, Noun
trepidation
xx/x
Noun
pulsation
/xx
Noun
push
/
Noun
shock
/
Noun
systole
//
Noun
jump
/
Noun
stretching
/x
Verb
intake
/x
Noun
pump
/
Noun
fright
/
Noun
thrill
/
Noun
guarding
/x
Verb
contractility
/x/xx
Noun
adductor
/xx
Verb
paravertebral
xx/xx
Adjective
achalasia
/x/x
Noun
glottis
/x
Noun
arteriolar
xxx/x
Verb
hamstring
/x
Verb
arterial
x/xx
Verb
maleate
/xx
Noun
orbicularis
/xxxx
Noun
ciliary
/xxx
Noun
pylorus
x/x
Noun
coughing
/x
Noun
accommodative
x/xxx
Adjective
edema
x/x
Verb
laryngeal
x/xx
Adjective
masseter
/xx
Adjective
esophageal
x/xx
Verb
ani
/x
Noun
action
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
behaviour
x/x
Noun
burst
/
Verb, Noun
chill
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
christological
/x/xx
Adjective
compartmental
xx/x
Adjective
constriction
x/x
Noun
constrictive
x/x
Adjective
crick
/
Noun, Verb
cultural
/xx
Adjective
developmental
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
epochal
/xx
Adjective
evolving
x/x
Verb, Adjective
fit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
flurry
/x
Noun, Verb
global
/x
Adjective, Name, Adverb
humanities
x/xx
Noun
hyperemia
xx/xx
Noun
inactivation
xxx/x
Noun
inspiratory
x/xxx
Adjective
intergenerational
xx/x/xx
Adjective
interpretive
x/xx
Adjective
itching
/x
Noun
jerk
/
Noun, Verb
pruritus
/xx
Noun
pyrexia
/xxx
Noun
rick
/
Name, Verb
spasticity
x/xx
Noun
spurt
/
Noun, Verb
tic
/
Noun, Verb
idiomatic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
daylight
/x
Noun, Verb
dialect
/xx
Noun
standard
/x
Adjective, Noun
chunk
/
Noun, Verb
cluster
/x
Noun, Verb
vernacular
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
collocation
xx/x
Noun
expression
x/x
Noun
gloss
/
Noun, Verb
literally
/xxx
Adverb
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb