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| spasm [ spázzəm ] (plural spasms) |
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1. involuntary muscle contraction: an involuntary sudden muscle contraction
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2. sudden burst of activity: a sudden brief emotion, sensation, or action
  a spasm of pain
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| [14th century. Via French and Latin< Greek spasmos< span "to pull"] |
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