| spastic | 1. Of the nature of or characterised by spasms. 2. Hypertonic, so that the muscles are stiff and the movements awkward. 3. A person exhibiting spasticity, such as occurs in spastic paralysis or in cerebral palsy. Origin: Gr. Spastikos (13 Nov 1997) |
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| spastic abasia | Abasia due to a spastic contraction of the muscles when an attempt is made to walk. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spastic anaemia | Local anaemia resulting from nontransitory contraction of the arterial vessels in the affected region. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spastic colitis | See Syndrome, irritable bowel. (12 Dec 1998) |
| spastic colon | A bowel disorder with no demonstrable organic abnormality. Often referred to as a functional bowel disorder or spastic colon. Symptoms include episodic, crampy abdominal pains often related to anxiety. (27 Sep 1997) |
| spastic diplegia | A type of cerebral palsy in which there is bilateral spasticity, with the lower extremities more severely affected. Compare: flaccid paralysis. Synonym: Erb-Charcot disease, infantile diplegia, Little's disease, spastic spinal paralysis, tabes spasmodica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spastic dysarthria | Dysarthria caused by lesions along the corticobulbar tracts. Synonym: rigid dysarthria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spastic dysphonia | A spasmodic contraction of the intrinsic muscles of the larynx excited by attempted phonation, producing either adductor or abductor subtypes caused by central nervous system disease. A localised form of movement disorder. Synonym: phonic spasm, spastic dysphonia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spastic ectropion | Ectropion of the lower eyelid as a result of ocular irritation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spastic entropion | Entropion that arises from excessive contracture of the orbicularis oculi muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spastic flat foot | Eversion of the foot with spasm of the muscles (peroneal) on the outer side; often associated with abnormal bars of bone cartilage or fibrous tissue between the calcaneum and the navicular (scaphoid) or between the navicular and the talus, resulting in a tarsal coalition. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spastic gait | Gait in which the leg is stiff, without flexion at knee and ankle, and with each step is rotated away from the body, then towards it, forming a saemicircle. Synonym: circumduction gait, spastic gait. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spastic hemiplegia | A hemiplegia with increased tone in the antigravity muscles of the affected side. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spastic ileus | Intestinal obstruction due to spastic contraction of a segment of the bowel. Synonym: spastic ileus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spastic mydriasis | Pupillary dilation due to contraction of the dilator muscle of the pupil induced by adrenergic drugs or by stimulation of the sympathetic pathway. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spasticity |
the quality of moving or acting in spasms
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| spastic flatfoot |
a painful form of flatfoot due to spasm of the peroneal muscles.
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| spasticity |
Spasticity is a disorder of the body's motor system in which certain muscles are continuously contracted. This contraction causes stiffness or tightness of the muscles and may interfere with gait, movement, and speech. Spasticity is usually caused by damage to the portion of the brain or spinal cord that controls voluntary movement. ...
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| spastic dysuria |
difficult urination due to spasm of the bladder.
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| spasticity |
Abnormal tightness or stiffness in a muscle.
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