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спазъм — meaning in English

spazam

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English meaning

  • cramp noun A sudden, painful, involuntary tightening of a muscle.
  • pang noun A sudden, sharp burst of physical pain.
  • throe noun A severe pang or spasm of pain, especially one experienced when the uterus contracts during childbirth, or when a person is about to die.
  • twitch noun A small, sudden, often involuntary movement of a muscle.

Senses

спазъм is used for these senses in English:

  • cramp A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled; (sometimes) a similar pain even without noticeable contraction.
  • pang (often, in the plural) A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe.
  • throe A severe pang or spasm of pain, especially one experienced when the uterus contracts during childbirth, or when a person is about to die.
  • twitch (physiology) A brief, contractile response of a skeletal muscle elicited by a single maximal volley of impulses in the neurons supplying it.

cramp — full definition

  1. noun A sudden, painful, involuntary tightening of a muscle.
  2. verb To restrict or hold back something, such as movement, growth, or freedom.

pang — full definition

  1. noun A sudden, sharp burst of physical pain.
  2. noun A sudden, intense emotional feeling, especially of guilt, sorrow, or longing.

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