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English
Noun
spazm
- Misspelling of spasm.
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin spasmus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspazm/
- Rhymes: -azm
- Syllabification: spazm
Noun
spazm m inan (related adjective spazmatyczny)
- (medicine) spasm (sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ)
- Synonym: kurcz
Declension
Further reading
- spazm in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- spazm in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from French spasme, from Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós).
Pronunciation
Noun
spazm (definite accusative spazmi, plural spazmler)
- spasm
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