#muscle_spasm__spasm__cramp a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
supertype: symptom (medical) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
subtype: charleyhorse (colloquial) a muscular cramp (especially in the thigh or calf) following vigorous exercise
subtype: writer's_cramp__graphospasm muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencil
subtype: blepharospasm spasm of the eyelid muscle resulting in closure of the eye
subtype: crick__rick__wrick a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
subtype: myoclonus__myoclonu a clonic spasm of a muscle or muscle group
subtype: opisthotonos severe spasm in which the back arches and the head bends back and heels flex toward the back
subtype: twitch__twitching__vellication a sudden spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
subtype: tic a local and habitual twitching especially in the face
subtype: blepharism condition in which a person blinks continuously
subtype: fibrillation.twitch muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination
subtype: atrial_fibrillation fibrillation of the muscles of the atria of the heart
subtype: ventricular_fibrillation__ventricularfibrillation fibrillation of heart muscles resulting in interference with rhythmic contractions of the ventricles and possibly leading to cardiac arrest
subtype: fasciculation muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers
subtype: tenesmus painful spasm of the anal sphincter along with an urgent desire to defecate without the significant production of feces; associated with irritable bowel syndrome
subtype: trismus__trismu prolonged spasm of the jaw muscles
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