#spasm (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)
subtype: #bronchospasm #cardiospasm #retch #laryngismus
supertype: #constriction the action or process of constricting or squeezing
supertype: #squeezing__squeeze the act of gripping and pressing firmly; "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"
supertype: #compressing__compression applying pressure
supertype: #press__pres__pressing the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button"
supertype: #pushing__push the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"
supertype: #actuation__propulsion the act of propelling
supertype: #deed__feat__effort__exploit a notable achievement: "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort"
supertype: #achievement the action of accomplishing something
supertype: #action something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
supertype: #human_action__humanaction__act__human_activity__humanactivity something that people do or cause to happen
supertype: pm#process__proces situation commonly considered as making a change during some period of time
supertype: pm#situation something that "occurs" in a real/imaginary region of time and space
supertype: pm#thing__something___T__t___3D_or_4D_thing_or_anything_else any category (type or individual) is instance of this type; any type is also a subtype of this type
supertype: pm#process_or_process_description
supertype: pm#processing_thing
supertype: pm#thing_playing_some_role category to classify things according to roles/viewpoints; classification under this category is application-dependant
supertype: pm#thing__something___T__t___3D_or_4D_thing_or_anything_else any category (type or individual) is instance of this type; any type is also a subtype of this type
supertype: sumo#process__proces__physicalsituation intuitively, the class of things that happen and have temporal parts or stages; examples include extended events like a football match or a race, actions like pursuing and reading, and biological processes; sumo#process is not identical to pm#situation because an instance of pm#situation is not necessarily an instance of sumo#physical
supertype: pm#situation something that "occurs" in a real/imaginary region of time and space
supertype: pm#process_or_process_description
supertype: sumo#physical__physical_thing an entity that has a location in space-time; locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time; click here for more details on the identical category sowa#physical_thing
supertype: pm#thing__something___T__t___3D_or_4D_thing_or_anything_else any category (type or individual) is instance of this type; any type is also a subtype of this type
No statement uses or specializes #spasm; click here to add one.