a disease that causes muscle spasms He was racked with coughing spasms. She was suffering spasms of guilt.
Recent Examples on the WebPatients have inflamed airways prone to being hyperactive, and the airways spasm in response to a patient’s sensitivities to certain triggers, such as dust, pests and pets. Talis Shelbourne, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2022 Odd smells, like earth or rotting matter, that nobody else could perceive, or a spasm of tremors and pain at the precise moment when disaster struck far away. Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2022 So, for example, a spoon full of sugar, which is a popular home remedy, the experts say that the sugar kind of irritates the back of your throat, which interrupts the spasm. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 26 July 2022 Daily life had become an anxiety-ridden obstacle course of avoiding the most innocuous tasks that might trigger a spasm. Jesse Hicks, Men's Health, 25 July 2022 Peralta exited with one out in the eighth due to a left hamstring spasm. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 6 July 2022 The spasm tensing in San Francisco could be an early flare for criminal-justice focused policymakers from both parties. Philip Elliott, Time, 7 June 2022 The other is due to bronchospasm, which happens when the muscles lining the airways in the lungs spasm and constrict, Dr. Elliott says. Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF, 31 May 2022 Most people have had hiccups, an involuntary spasm of the muscles of breathing. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English spasme, from Anglo-French espasme, from Latin spasmus, from Greek spasmos, from span to draw, pull