myospasm

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noun

A sudden, involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle

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Meanings

nounmyospasm (plural myospasms)

plural myospasms

  1. A sudden, involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle

Origin

From myo- + spasm.

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Translations

Italian miospasia
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Cite this entry
APA

myospasm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myospasm

MLA

“myospasm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myospasm. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “myospasm,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myospasm.

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