Definition that contains muscle spasm
- rick a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
- twitch a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
- crick a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
- twitching a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
- kink a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
- spasmolysis the relaxation or relief of muscle spasms
- epilepsia minor a seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching
- vellication a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
- flexeril muscle relaxant (trade name Flexeril) used for muscle spasms or acute injury
- rhizotomy surgical procedure in which spinal nerve roots are cut; done (anterior roots) to relieve intractable pain or (posterior roots) to stop severe muscle spasms