SPASM

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
n.

An involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers.

2.
n.

A sudden, violent, and temporary effort or emotion; as, a spasm of repentance. Cynic spasm (Med.) See under Cynic. -- Spasm of the chest. See Angina pectoris, under Angina.

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