Phrase Hound found 5 phrases and 30 compound words that contain spasm. The most common are listed below. Open spasm in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 5
- spasm bandA musical band that plays instruments made from items not originally intended for music.
- cadaveric spasmA rare form of muscular stiffening that occurs at the moment of death and persists into the period of rigor mortis.
- spasm bandsplural of spasm band: A musical band that plays instruments made from items not originally intended for music.
- spasm warA nuclear war consisting of arbitrary uncoordinated strikes, without an overarching strategy.
- spasm warsplural of spasm war: A nuclear war consisting of arbitrary uncoordinated strikes, without an overarching strategy.
Compound words 30
- vasospasmSpasm of the blood vessels, leading to vasoconstriction and potentially tissue ischemia and necrosis.
- myospasmA sudden, involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle
- ophthalmospasmA sudden involuntary contraction of the eyeball
- spasmolysisThe alleviation of spasms
- angiospasmSpasmodic contraction of the blood vessel.
- arteriospasmThe spasm of an artery
- cardiospasmachalasia of the cardia (part of the esophagus)
- cheirospasmAny spasm of the muscles of the hand.
- colpospasmvaginismus
- cystospasmA spasm (sudden contraction) of the bladder