Definitions
(pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)
Word origin
From Middle English spasme, from Old French spasme, from Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm, convulsion”), from σπάω (spáō, “to draw out, pull out”).
Used in a sentence
“Jessica went into spasms after eating a peanut.”
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01“Sudden contraction”5 letters
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