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myospastic

myospastic adjective: of or related to myospasm.

Adjective

myospastic (not comparable)

  1. Of or related to myospasm.
    • The myospastic state was painful and unrelenting, and it preceded death by a few hours to four months.1965, Robert W. Ewer, Roger P. Bissonnette, Frank J. Brakel, et al., “Tetanic Neuromyopathy and Renal Failure: Diagnostic Implications”, in Journal of the American Medical Association, volume 192...
    • Additionally, once a muscle has been subjected to a myospastic episode it tends, for reasons not yet understood, to become more susceptible to future episodes.1990, Thomas E. Rudy, Anasthesia Progress, volume 37, numbers 2-3, pages 82–87

Origin of myospastic

From myo- + spastic; see spasm and spastic.

Questions about myospastic

What does myospastic mean?
Myospastic means of or related to myospasm.
What part of speech is myospastic?
Myospastic is an adjective.

Words near myospastic in the dictionary

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

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