痙攣

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See also: 𫞬挛 and 痉挛

Chinese

spasm
twisted; bent; crooked
twisted; bent; crooked; cramped
 
trad. (痙攣)
simp. (痉挛)
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Pronunciation


Note: Often mispronounced as jīngluán.

Verb

痙攣

  1. (medicine) to spasm; to have sudden involuntary muscular contractions; to have a cramp
    痙攣痉挛  ―  cháng jìngluán  ―  intestinal cramps
    破傷風痙攣 [MSC, trad.]
    破伤风痉挛 [MSC, simp.]
    Dé pòshāngfēng de rén huì jìngluán.
    People who contract tetanus will spasm.

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
けい
Hyōgai
れん
Hyōgai
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
𫞬挛 (extended shinjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

(けい)(れん) (keiren

  1. convulsion, spasm, cramp, twitching

Verb

(けい)(れん)する (keiren surusuru (stem (けい)(れん) (keiren shi), past (けい)(れん)した (keiren shita))

  1. convulse, spasm, cramp, twitch

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

痙攣 (gyeongnyeon) (hangeul 경련)

  1. hanja form? of 경련 (convulsion, spasm)