Found 2 items, similar to spasmodic.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: spasmodic spasmodic adj 1: affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; “convulsive motions”; “his body made a spasmodic jerk”; “spastic movements” [syn: convulsive, spastic] 2: occurring in spells and often abruptly; “fitful bursts of energy”; “spasmodic rifle fire” [syn: fitful]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Spasmodic Spasmodic \Spas“mod”ic\, a. [Gr. ?; ? a convulsion + ? likeness: cf. F. spasmotique.] 1. (Med.) Of or pertaining to spasm; consisting in spasm; occuring in, or characterized by, spasms; as, a spasmodic asthma. [1913 Webster] 2. Soon relaxed or exhausted; convulsive; intermittent; as, spasmodic zeal or industry. [1913 Webster] Spasmodic croup (Med.), an affection of childhood characterized by a stoppage of brathing developed suddenly and without fever, and produced by spasmodic contraction of the vocal cords. It is sometimes fatal. Called also laryngismus stridulus, and childcrowing. Spasmodic stricture, a stricture caused by muscular spasm without structural change. See Organic stricture, under Organic. [1913 Webster] Spasmodic \Spas*mod"ic\, n. (Med.) A medicine for spasm. [1913 Webster]