spasm in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

spasm in the PONS Dictionary

spasm Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a spasm of pain
un élancement
to go into spasm no pl Brit, Aus
avoir des spasmes
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Objective tinnitus can arise from muscle spasms that cause clicks or crackling around the middle ear.
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He soon begins to suffer full body spasms and can hardly move.
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In small bowel obstruction the pain tends to be colicky (cramping and intermittent) in nature, with spasms lasting a few minutes.
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The spasms from the nerve injury were extreme; at the next bar, he took the three permitted tries to complete the competition in the finals.
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His heart entered into a spasm for 4 seconds and gradually stopped after 15.6 seconds.
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Like blepharospasm, the frequency of contractions in hemifacial spasm may range from intermittent to frequent and constant.
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In all cases, it is a question of surrendering to a kind of spasm, seizure, or shock which destroys reality with sovereign brusqueness.
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Despite the care of several doctors, the spasms grew progressively worse.
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These spasms make it difficult for the vocal folds to vibrate and produce voice.
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The second stage consists of violent spasms of the limbs, which were drawn up to the body and then flung outward.
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