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spasms, or
permanent spasms, is
referred to as a "
spasmism".
Various kinds of
involuntary muscle activity may be
referred to as a "
spasm". A
spasm may...
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Cricopharyngeal spasms occur in the
cricopharyngeus muscle of the pharynx.
Cricopharyngeal spasm is an
uncomfortable but
harmless and
temporary disorder...
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Cadaveric spasm, also
known as
postmortem spasm,
instantaneous rigor mortis,
cataleptic rigidity, or
instantaneous rigidity, is a rare form of muscular...
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Esophageal spasm is a
disorder of
motility of the esophagus.
There are two
types of
esophageal spasm:
Diffuse or
distal esophageal spasm (DES), where...
- A neck
spasm is an
involuntary contraction of the
muscles in the neck region. The
possible causes of neck
spasms include:[citation needed]
Anxiety Muscle...
- A
spasm band is a
musical group that
plays a
variety of Dixieland, trad jazz, jug band, or
skiffle music. The term "
spasm"
applied to any band (often...
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Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a rare
neuromuscular disease characterized by irregular,
involuntary muscle contractions (
spasms) on one side (hemi-) of the...
- A
spasm of
accommodation (also
known as a
ciliary spasm, an accommodation, or
accommodative spasm) is a
condition in
which the
ciliary muscle of the eye...
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Epileptic spasms is an uncommon-to-rare
epileptic disorder in infants,
children and adults. One of the
other names of the disorder, West syndrome, is in...
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spasm in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Spasm is a sudden,
involuntary contraction of a muscle, a
group of
muscles or a
hollow organ.
Spasm may...
