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spasticity - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
noun noun
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun noun
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
noun spastic .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun
Etymologies
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From spastic + -ity .
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Treatments are specifically designed for each child as each child's level of spasticity is different.
Hand Splinting 2010
A rhizotomy and baclofen pump program for children with cerebral palsy or other conditions associated with spasticity is available for evaluation, surgery and rehabilitation.
Neurosurgery 2010
However, spasticity is most commonly treated with passive range of motion (stretching) and splinting.
Hand Splinting 2010
Dr. Kurtzberg: In children with cerebral palsy, most of them have something called spasticity , which is stiffness or inability to use an extremity or one side of their body, so we're going to look to see if their function improves after the cells are infused.
WTVY - HomePage - Headlines 2010
"Most of them have spasticity , which is stiffness or inability to use an extremity, and so we're going to look to see if their function improves after the cells are infused," Kurtzberg said.
TheDenverChannel.com - Local News 2010
Some doctors also use the toxin, without FDA approval, for problems such as spasticity in the legs and arms.
FDA reviewing safety of Botox 2008
Some doctors also use the toxin, without FDA approval, for problems such as spasticity in the legs and arms.
FDA reviewing safety of Botox 2008
It said human sufferers of multiple sclerosis had been using dagga for years to suppress symptoms such as spasticity and tremors.
ANC Daily News Briefing 2000
We just wish we were there to experience his excitement, which he obviously acted out with perfect Urkel-like spasticity (Via College Humor)
The REAL Urkel Meets His Halloween Doppelganger (PHOTO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
We just wish we were there to experience his excitement, which he obviously acted out with perfect Urkel-like spasticity (Via College Humor)
The REAL Urkel Meets His Halloween Doppelganger (PHOTO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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