tonic spasm — Med. See under spasm (def. 1). [1825 35] * * * tonic spasm noun (medicine) A prolonged uniform muscular spasm, opp to clonic spasm or clonus • • • Main Entry: ↑tonic * * * tonic spasm, a prolonged contraction of a muscle or muscles without… … Useful english dictionary
tonic spasm — Med. See under spasm (def. 1). [1825 35] * * * … Universalium
Spasm — Spasm, n. [F. spasme, L. spasmus, Gr. ?, from ?, ?, to draw, to cause convulsion. Cf. {Span}, v. t.] 1. (Med.) An involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers. [1913 Webster] Note: Spasm are usually either… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spasm of the chest — Spasm Spasm, n. [F. spasme, L. spasmus, Gr. ?, from ?, ?, to draw, to cause convulsion. Cf. {Span}, v. t.] 1. (Med.) An involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers. [1913 Webster] Note: Spasm are usually either … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tonic — Ton ic, a. [Cf. F. tonigue, Gr. ?. See {Tone}.] 1. Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (Phon.), applied to, or distingshing, a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, such sounds, namely, the vowels and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spasm — [spaz′əm] n. [ME spasme < MFr < L spasmus < Gr spasmos < span, to draw, pull, wrench: see SPAN1] 1. a sudden, convulsive, involuntary muscular contraction: a tonic spasm is persistent and sustained, and a clonic spasm is one of a… … English World dictionary
spasm — Synonyms and related words: Jacksonian epilepsy, Rolandic epilepsy, abdominal epilepsy, abscess, access, ache, aching, acquired epilepsy, activated epilepsy, acute pain, ado, affect epilepsy, agitation, ague, akinetic epilepsy, amok, anemia,… … Moby Thesaurus
tonic — tonically, adv. /ton ik/, n. 1. a medicine that invigorates or strengthens: a tonic of sulphur and molasses. 2. anything invigorating physically, mentally, or morally: His cheerful greeting was a real tonic. 3. See quinine water. 4. Music. the… … Universalium
tonic — n. & adj. n. 1 an invigorating medicine. 2 anything serving to invigorate. 3 = tonic water. 4 Mus. the first degree of a scale, forming the keynote of a piece (see KEYNOTE 3). adj. 1 serving as a tonic; invigorating. 2 Mus. denoting the first… … Useful english dictionary
tonic — /ˈtɒnɪk / (say tonik) noun 1. a medicine that invigorates or strengthens. 2. anything invigorating physically, mentally, or morally. 3. anyone who lifts the spirits. 4. Music the first degree of the scale; the keynote. 5. Colloquial tonic water:… …
