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myospasm

myospasm noun: a sudden, involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle.

Noun

myospasm (plural myospasms)

  1. A sudden, involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle

Forms of myospasm

pluralmyospasms

Origin of myospasm

From myo- + spasm.

Questions about myospasm

What does myospasm mean?
Myospasm means a sudden, involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle.
What part of speech is myospasm?
Myospasm is a noun.
What is the plural of myospasm?
The plural of myospasm is myospasms.

Words near myospasm in the dictionary

  1. myosonography
  2. myosote
  3. myosotes
  4. myosotis
  5. myosotises
  6. myospasm
  7. myospasms
  8. myospastic
  9. myosphere
  10. myospheres
  11. myospherulosis

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