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A sudden painful contraction is called what?
instant movement
What is a sudden painful involuntary contraction of a muscle called?
A spasm.sedimentarySpasm
What does cramps mean?
A painful and involuntary muscular contraction.
Another word for a painful contraction of a mucle?
A painful muscle contraction is a cramp.
Another word for a painful contraction of a muscle?
A painful contraction of a muscle is a cramp or charley horse.
Why the head losses due to sudden expansion is more than head losses due to sudden contraction?
Due to the forming of guided flow streams resembling those of venturi, the irreversibilities from a sudden contraction are less than those from a sudden expansion. That's why head losses due to sudden expansion are more than sudden contraction.
What is the medical term meaning sudden contraction of a blood vessel?
Angiospasm is sudden contraction of a blood vessel. In contrast, vasoconstriction is the normal process of contraction of a blood vessel.VasoconstrictionAngiospasm
What is a painful and muscular contraction called?
a cramp or spasm.
A muscular contraction that causes a muscle to shorten as it develops tension is called?
A cramp is a sudden over-shortening of a muscle. Cramps are involuntary and, often, severe. They can be extremely painful.
What is the sudden involuntary contraction of a diaphragm muscle?
It is called a Tracheospasm
What is a painful contraction of a muscle called?
Often it is called a cramp.
When a muscle contracts and will not relax?
Such a painful muscle contraction is commonly known as cramp.
