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spastic

[spas-tik] / ˈspæs tɪk /






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Knowing how these molecular machines work may be key to understanding and treating motoneuron diseases such as multiple sclerosis and spastic paraplegia.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2024

Mr Somerset-How has spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy and requires 24-hour care.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2023

The most common type is spastic diplegia, which Diviney is diagnosed with.

From Reuters • Mar. 3, 2023

Ellingen, 37, has athetoid spastic cerebral palsy because of complications at birth.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2022

Something is wrong with Peeta’s legs; he’s trying to walk but they move in a spastic, puppetlike fashion.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




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