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Descriptor
English
:
Spasm
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Espasmo
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Espasmo
Synonyms
English
:
Muscle Spasm
Tree Number:
C10.597.613.750
C23.888.592.608.750
Definition
English
:
An involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of
muscles
. Spasms may involve SKELETAL MUSCLE or SMOOTH MUSCLE.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
GEN or unspecified only; coord IM with specific organ/dis (IM); spasms in infants: index SPASMS, INFANTILE if an epileptic seizure (see MeSH definition) or
SPASM
+
INFANT
if non-epileptic such as in
tetany
or vitamin defic; "facial spasm" =
SPASM
(IM) +
FACIAL MUSCLES
(IM) but "hemifacial spasm" =
HEMIFACIAL SPASM
; also available are
BRONCHIAL SPASM
& ESOPHAGEAL
SPASM
, DIFFUSE
See Related
English
:
Muscle Cramp
Muscle Spasticity
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
13417
Unique Identifier:
D013035
Occurrence in VHL
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