- spastic
- (G). Relating to convulsions
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spastic — SPÁSTIC, Ă, spastici, ce, adj. (med.) Spasmodic. – Din fr. spastique. Trimis de dante, 25.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 SPÁSTIC adj. (med.) convulsiv, spasmodic. (Tre mur spastic.) Trimis de siveco, 05.08.2004. Sursa: Sinonime spástic … Dicționar Român
spastic — [spas′tik] adj. [L spasticus < Gr spastikos, drawing, pulling < span: see SPASM] 1. of, characterized by, affected with, or produced by a spasm [spastic colon] 2. afflicted with or involving spastic paralysis n. a person with spastic… … English World dictionary
spastic — (adj.) 1753, from L. spasticus, from Gk. spastikos afflicted with spasms, lit. drawing, pulling, from span draw up (see SPASM (Cf. spasm)). The noun meaning a person affected with spastic paralysis is attested from 1896 … Etymology dictionary
spastic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to or affected by muscle spasm. 2) of or having a form of muscular weakness typical of cerebral palsy, involving reflex resistance to passive movement of the limbs and difficulty in initiating and controlling muscular… … English terms dictionary
Spastic — Spas tic, a. [L. spasticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to draw: cf. F. spastique. See {Spasm}.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to spasm; spasmodic; especially, pertaining to tonic spasm; tetanic. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spastic — has been used since the 18c to refer to victims of cerebral palsy and other afflictions causing spasmodic movements of the limbs. Its informal use in the generalized meaning ‘inadequate, incompetent’, with reference to people, is deeply offensive … Modern English usage
Spastic — Spazz redirects here. This article is about the word. For the band, see Spazz (band). For a definition of spasticity, see Spasticity. The word spastic is used differently depending on location which has led to some controversy and… … Wikipedia
spastic — 1. SYN: hypertonic (1). 2. Relating to spasm or to spasticity. [L. spasticus, fr. G. spastikos, drawing in] * * * spas·tic spas tik adj 1) of, relating to, or characterized by spasm 2) affected with or marked by spasticity or spastic paralysis… … Medical dictionary
spastic — I. adjective Etymology: Latin spasticus, from Greek spastikos drawing in, from span Date: 1753 1. a. of, relating to, characterized by, or affected with or as if with spasm < a spastic patient > b. characterized by hypertonic muscles < spastic… … New Collegiate Dictionary
spastic — 1. adjective /ˈspastɪk,ˈspæstɪk/ a) Of, related to, or affected by spasm. b) Of or related to spastic paralysis. 2. noun /ˈspastɪk,ˈspæstɪk/ A person affected by spastic paralysis or spastic cerebral palsy … Wiktionary
spastic — adj, n (behaving like or reminiscent of) a clumsy, unfortunate, feeble, foolish or unpopular individual. A schoolchildren s vogue word in Britain from the early 1960s onwards, prompted by the public ity given to charities and other schemes to aid … Contemporary slang
