Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
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.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo produce and undergo a spasm or series of spasms.
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”).
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