SPASMODIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spasmodic mean? 

• SPASMODIC (adjective)
  The adjective SPASMODIC has 2 senses:

1. affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm

2. occurring in spells and often abruptly

  Familiarity information: SPASMODIC used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPASMODIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm

Synonyms:

convulsive; spasmodic; spastic

Context example:

spastic movements

Similar:

unsteady (subject to change or variation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Occurring in spells and often abruptly

Synonyms:

fitful; spasmodic

Context example:

spasmodic rifle fire

Similar:

sporadic (recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances)

 Context examples 

Typical histamine activities include vasodilation, bronchoconstriction, increased vascular permeability, pain, itching, and spasmodic contractions of gastrointestinal smooth muscles.

(Epinastine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A sense of discomfort or distress that is spasmodic or clenching.

(Cramping Pain, NCI Thesaurus)

Carbinoxamine diminishes the typical histaminergic effects on H1-receptors in bronchial smooth muscle, capillaries, and gastrointestinal smooth muscle, including vasodilation, bronchoconstriction, increased vascular permeability, pain, itching, and spasmodic contractions of gastrointestinal smooth muscle.

(Carbinoxamine Maleate, NCI Thesaurus)

A diaphragmatic spasm causing a sudden inhalation which is interrupted by a spasmodic closure of the glottis, producing a noise.

(Hiccough, NCI Thesaurus)

When administered in high doses, this drug produces inhibitory effects on acetylcholine activity, specifically on smooth muscle located in the gastrointestinal, biliary, and genitourinary tracts, resulting in an anti-spasmodic effect.

(Homatropine Methylbromide, NCI Thesaurus)

Both actions prevent the effects of histamine on capillaries, bronchial smooth muscle, and gastrointestinal (GI) smooth muscle, including histamine-induced vasodilation, increased capillary permeability, bronchoconstriction, and spasmodic contraction of GI smooth muscle.

(Olopatadine, NCI Thesaurus)

A condition characterized by focal DYSTONIA that progresses to involuntary spasmodic contractions of the muscles of the legs, trunk, arms, and face.

(Idiopathic Torsion Dystonia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

This diminishes the actions of histamine on effector cells and decreases the histamine-mediated symptoms of allergic reaction such as bronchoconstriction, vasodilation, increased capillary permeability and spasmodic contractions of gastrointestinal smooth muscle.

(Brompheniramine Maleate, NCI Thesaurus)

Desloratadine diminishes the typical histaminergic effects on H1-receptors in bronchial smooth muscle, capillaries and gastrointestinal smooth muscle, including vasodilation, bronchoconstriction, increased vascular permeability, pain, itching and spasmodic contractions of gastrointestinal smooth muscle.

(Desloratadine, NCI Thesaurus)

These histamine activities include vasodilation, bronchoconstriction, increased vascular permeability, pain, itching, and spasmodic contractions of gastrointestinal smooth muscles.

(Antazoline, NCI Thesaurus)