SpasmWordNet Explorer
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the action or process of compressing
the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
a spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy; associated with asthma and bronchitis
a spasm of the cardiac sphincter (between the esophagus and the stomach); if the cardiac sphincter does not relax during swallowing the passage of food into the stomach is obstructed
an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
laryngeal spasm caused by the sudden contraction of laryngeal muscles
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease