spasm

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小知识

A spasm is a sudden constriction of a muscle or blood vessel. This idea can be generalized to anything that occurs suddenly and lasts a short while. Except for a brief spasm of yard work, you had a perfectly lazy Sunday.

The Greeks had a word called spasmós, which meant “to cramp or convulse.” It also meant “to tear away or violently pull,” which, if you've ever suffered a muscle spasm you know is a good definition. The word had a physical meaning up until around 1817, when it came to include the abstract. When you were invited to go hiking in the redwood forest, you could hardly control your spasms of joy. Make sure you stretch before hiking, so you don't get muscle spasms.

实用短语

1. infantile spasm

   婴儿痉挛症,

2. cerebrovascular spasm

   脑血管痉挛

3. cerebral vascular spasm

   脑血管痉挛

4. airway spasm

   气道痉挛的

5. hemifacial spasm

   半侧面肌痉挛,偏侧面肌痉挛,半面痉挛,面部单侧痉挛

6. facial spasm

   面肌痉挛,面痉挛

7. coronary spasm

   冠脉痉挛,冠状动脉痉挛

8. cadaveric spasm

   尸体痉挛,死后抽搐

9. oculogyric spasm

   眼动痉挛,旋眼痉挛

常用短语

1. muscle spasm

   肌肉痉挛

2. facial spasm

   [医]面痉挛

单词用法

同义词

同根词

词根：spasm

spasmodic痉挛的，痉挛性的；间歇性的

spastic痉挛的

spasmodically断续性地；发作性地；痉挛性地

spastic麻痹患者

spasticity强直状态，[临床] 痉挛状态