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71pylorospasm — Spasmodic contraction of the pylorus. * * * py·lo·ro·spasm pī lōr ə .spaz əm n spasm of the pyloric sphincter often marked by pain and vomiting * * * n. closure of the outlet of the stomach (pylorus) due to muscle spasm, leading to delay in the… …
72sphincterismus — Spasmodic contraction of the sphincter ani muscles. * * * sphinc·ter·is·mus (sfingk″tər izґməs) sphincter spasm …
73Trousseau's sign — spasmodic contractions of muscles, especially the muscles of mastication, in response to nerve stimulation (e.g. by tapping). It is a characteristic sign of hypocalcaemia (see tetany). A. Trousseau (1801 67), French physician …
74wrist clonus — spasmodic movement of the hand, induced by suddenly and forcibly extending the hand at the wrist …
75idiopathic cervical dystonia — spasmodic torticollis …
76Trousseau phenomenon — spasmodic contractions of muscles provoked by pressure upon the nerves which go to them; seen in tetany …
77inspiratory spasm — spasmodic contraction of the muscles of inhalation …
78winking spasm — spasmodic twitching of the orbicularis palpebrarum muscle and of the eyelid …
79Brissaud-Sicard syndrome — spasmodic hemiplegia caused by lesions of the pons …
80diaphragmatic tic — spasmodic twitching movements of the diaphragm …