spasm
spasm
noun
noun
- a sudden involuntary muscular contraction or convulsive movement
痉挛
■a sudden and brief spell of an activity or sensation
（行为，感情的）突发；阵发
a spasm of coughing woke him.
一阵咳嗽把他惊醒。
■[mass noun]prolonged involuntary muscle contraction
抽搐
the airways in the lungs go into spasm.
肺中的气管开始抽搐。
- late Middle English: from Old French spasme, or via Latin from Greek spasmos, spasma, from span 'pull'
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