spasm

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspæz.m̩/ Rhymes: -æzəm === Noun === spasm (plural spasms) A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ. A violent, excruciating seizure of pain. A sudden and temporary burst of energy, activity, or emotion. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== spasmodic spastic ==== Translations ==== === Verb === spasm (third-person singular simple present spasms, present participle spasming, simple past and past participle spasmed) To produce and undergo a spasm or series of spasms. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === samps, spams == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French spasme. === Noun === spasm n (plural spasme) spasm ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old French spasme, from Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspasm/, [ˈspasːm] === Noun === spasm c spasm ==== Declension ==== === References === “spasm”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)