spastic

(spas′tik)

adjective

Origin: L spasticus < Gr spastikos, drawing, pulling < span: see spasm

noun

a person with spastic paralysis

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adjective

Of, relating to, or characterized by spasms: a spastic colon; a spastic form of cerebral palsy.
Affected by spastic paralysis.
Offensive Slang Clumsy or inept.

noun

A person affected with spastic paralysis.

Origin:

Origin: Latin spasticus

Origin: , from Greek spastikos

Origin: , from spān, to pull

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