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What is the sudden involuntary contraction of a diaphragm muscle?
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∙ 8y ago
It is called a Tracheospasm
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What is a sudden painful involuntary contraction of a muscle called?
A spasm.sedimentarySpasm
What is a sudden intense involuntary muscle contraction?
A spasm A cramp A twitch A tick An epileptic fit
Singultus refers to what breathing movement involving a sudden intake of air due to an involuntary contraction of the diaphragm and the closure of the vocal apparatus of the larynx?
Hiccup
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 does cramps mean?
A painful and involuntary muscular 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
Is it true that a spasm is a sudden violent involuntary contraction of one or more muscles?
Yes. That is the definition of a spasm.
What does the medical term spasm mean?
An involuntary sudden movement or muscular contraction that occurs as a result of some irritant or trauma.
What is myospasm?
A myospasm is a muscle spasm - a sudden jerking or twitching caused by contraction of the muscles.
What are the causes of baby hiccups?
Hiccups are triggered in infants just as they are in adults. A sudden contraction located in the diaphragm occurs and irration ensues. Hiccups have nothing to do with breathing.
A sudden flash of bright light would cause?
Contraction of the pupillary contrictor muscles.
How do you hicup?
it is a sudden jolt of your diaphragm
