spasmodic

• صفة تصف ما يحدث أو يُؤدَّى على شكل نوبات قصيرة غير منتظمة أو تشنجات، أو ما يتعلق بتقلصات عضلية لا إرادية أو مصاب بها.

Occurring or done in brief, irregular bursts or spasms; relating to or affected by involuntary muscle contractions.

1. Involuntary muscle contractionC1formalmedical

   Relating to or affected by sudden, involuntary, and jerky muscular contractions.

   تشنجي

   • The patient experienced spasmodic twitching in his left leg.
   • Spasmodic movements can be a symptom of certain neurological disorders.
   • The doctor noted the spasmodic contractions during the examination.

   المرادفاتconvulsivejerkyspastic

2. Intermittent or irregularC1formal

   Occurring in sudden, brief, and often irregular spells or bursts.

   متقطع أو غير منتظم

   • The old car's engine ran with a spasmodic sputter.
   • Her interest in the project was spasmodic, flaring up only occasionally.
   • Spasmodic gunfire could be heard from the distant battlefield.

   المرادفاتdiscontinuouserraticfitfulintermittentirregularoccasionalsporadic

   الأضدادconstantcontinuousevenregularrhythmicsteadyuniform