It could mean that, but there are also paroxysms in coughing and other conditions, too. It means a sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms.
shudder, contraction, tremor, seizure, paroxysm, ripple, twinge.
muscle spasm
Fit can have 2 meanings. For the first meaning syn would include: adapt, shape, alter, adjust, suit, meet, match, belong to, appropriate, suitable, right, seemly, correspond to For another meaning syn can include: seizure, attack, bout, spasm, convulsion, paroxysm, burst, outbreak, spell
Laryngospasmlaryng/o = larynx-spasm = sudden involuntary contractionLaryngeal spasm or laryngospasm means spasm of the larynx or voicebox.Laryngeospasm.
A paraoxysmal attack is characterized by a sudden recurrence or intensification of symptoms, such as a spasm of seizure. These short symptoms can be found in several clinical conditions, including, Multiple Sclerosis, store, epilepsy, and malaria.
Yes. That is the definition of a spasm.
Colic is the medical term meaning spasm of the visceral muscles.
The Japanese word 痙攣 (keiren) can be used to mean 'convulsion', 'spasm', 'twitch' and 'cramp'.
The suffix for sudden involuntary contraction of muscle is "-spasm." So, the condition you are referring to in the distal region of the stomach would be called "gastros- (stomach) -spasm."
The noun 'seizure' is an abstract noun as a word for the action of taking someone or something by force or by legal action.The noun 'seizure' is a concrete noun as a word for a physical attack of spasm or convulsions.
Tonic-clonic seizures end in a final generalized spasm. The affected person can lose consciousness during tonic and clonic phases of seizure.
A myospasm is a muscle spasm - a sudden jerking or twitching caused by contraction of the muscles.