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The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 spasm, 1. a sudden unconscious muscle tightening, as habit spasms, hiccups, stuttering, or a tic. 2. a convulsion or seizure. 3. a sudden, brief tightening of a blood vessel, bronchus, esophagus, pylorus, ureter, or other hollow organ. Compare stricture. ...
October 1, 1996; The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia

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