spastic — SPÁSTIC, Ă, spastici, ce, adj. (med.) Spasmodic. – Din fr. spastique. Trimis de dante, 25.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 SPÁSTIC adj. (med.) convulsiv, spasmodic. (Tre mur spastic.) Trimis de siveco, 05.08.2004. Sursa: Sinonime spástic … Dicționar Român
spastic — [spas′tik] adj. [L spasticus < Gr spastikos, drawing, pulling < span: see SPASM] 1. of, characterized by, affected with, or produced by a spasm [spastic colon] 2. afflicted with or involving spastic paralysis n. a person with spastic… … English World dictionary
spastic — (adj.) 1753, from L. spasticus, from Gk. spastikos afflicted with spasms, lit. drawing, pulling, from span draw up (see SPASM (Cf. spasm)). The noun meaning a person affected with spastic paralysis is attested from 1896 … Etymology dictionary
spastic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to or affected by muscle spasm. 2) of or having a form of muscular weakness typical of cerebral palsy, involving reflex resistance to passive movement of the limbs and difficulty in initiating and controlling muscular… … English terms dictionary
Spastic — Spas tic, a. [L. spasticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to draw: cf. F. spastique. See {Spasm}.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to spasm; spasmodic; especially, pertaining to tonic spasm; tetanic. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spastic — Spazz redirects here. This article is about the word. For the band, see Spazz (band). For a definition of spasticity, see Spasticity. The word spastic is used differently depending on location which has led to some controversy and… … Wikipedia
spastic — 1. SYN: hypertonic (1). 2. Relating to spasm or to spasticity. [L. spasticus, fr. G. spastikos, drawing in] * * * spas·tic spas tik adj 1) of, relating to, or characterized by spasm 2) affected with or marked by spasticity or spastic paralysis… … Medical dictionary
spastic — I. adjective Etymology: Latin spasticus, from Greek spastikos drawing in, from span Date: 1753 1. a. of, relating to, characterized by, or affected with or as if with spasm < a spastic patient > b. characterized by hypertonic muscles < spastic… … New Collegiate Dictionary
spastic — 1. adjective /ˈspastɪk,ˈspæstɪk/ a) Of, related to, or affected by spasm. b) Of or related to spastic paralysis. 2. noun /ˈspastɪk,ˈspæstɪk/ A person affected by spastic paralysis or spastic cerebral palsy … Wiktionary
spastic — adj, n (behaving like or reminiscent of) a clumsy, unfortunate, feeble, foolish or unpopular individual. A schoolchildren s vogue word in Britain from the early 1960s onwards, prompted by the public ity given to charities and other schemes to aid … Contemporary slang
