noun
a loss or deficiency of motor control with involuntary spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth
• Syn: ↑cerebral palsy
• Derivationally related forms: ↑spastic
• Hypernyms: ↑brain disorder, ↑encephalopathy, ↑brain disease
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noun : paralysis marked by tonic spasm of the muscles affected and by increased tendon reflexes — compare cerebral palsy
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Pathol.
a condition in which the muscles affected are marked by tonic spasm and increased tendon reflexes.
[1890-95]
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spastic paralysis noun
A former name for ↑cerebral palsy (see under ↑cerebrum)
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Main Entry: ↑spastic
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spastic paralysis,
paralysis characterized by prolonged contraction of a muscle or muscles with exaggerated reflexes, caused by brain damage.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.