What does it mean when a person is spastic?
Spasticity is a condition in which muscles stiffen or tighten, preventing normal fluid movement. The muscles remain contracted and resist being stretched, thus affecting movement, speech and gait.
Is Spastically a word?
adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characterized by spasms: a spastic colon; a spastic form of cerebral palsy. 2.
What does Spaz mean in slang?
slang, often offensive. : one who is inept : klutz.
What’s another word for Spaz?
What is another word for spaz?
| klutz | lubber |
|---|---|
| clod | duffer |
| clumsy oaf | bull in a china shop |
| clumsy | incompetent |
| schlep | clunker |
What does spastic mean?
Medical Definition of spastic. (Entry 1 of 2) 1 : of, relating to, or characterized by spasm. 2 : affected with or marked by spasticity or spastic paralysis a spastic patient spastic hemiplegia.
What is the plural of spastic?
spastic (plural spastics) ( now offensive , especially in Britain ) A person affected by spastic paralysis or spastic cerebral palsy . ( slang , offensive especially in Britain ) A stupid, clumsy person.
What is the adjective for spastic?
spastic. adjective. /ˈspæstɪk/. /ˈspæstɪk/. jump to other results. (medical or old-fashioned) having or caused by cerebral palsy, an illness which makes it difficult for somebody to control their muscles and movements. Using this word is now often considered offensive. spastic children. spastic reactions.
What is spastic dysplasia?
Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy. Spastic diplegia is a form of cerebral palsy where both of the legs have abnormal stiffness. The legs are often more affected than the upper extremities, but spastic diplegia often affects the hips and/or pelvis as well. Spastic means stiff or contracted.
