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spas·mod·ic spaz-'mäd-ik adj of, relating to, characterized by, or resulting from spasm <a \spasmodic twitching> <a \spasmodic cough>
spas·mod·i·cal·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adv
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adj.
occurring in spasms or resembling a spasm.
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spas·mod·ic (spaz-modґik) [Gr. spasmōdēs] of the nature of a spasm.Medical dictionary. 2011.