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spasmophilia
[ spaz-muh-fil-ee-uh ]
/ ˌspæz məˈfɪl i ə /
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noun Pathology.
a condition in which only moderate mechanical or electrical stimulation produces spasms, convulsions, or tetany.
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Words nearby spasmophilia
spasmodically, spasmodic dysmenorrhea, spasmodist, spasmolysis, spasmolytic, spasmophilia, spasmophilic, spasmus nutans, Spassky, spastic, spastic abasia
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How to use spasmophilia in a sentence
These infants show also a morbid tendency to convulsions—spasmophilia.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'MalleyIt is in keeping with this that clinically we note how frequently spasmophilia and rickets occur in the same child.
The Nervous Child|Hector Charles Cameron