spasmodic

• Qui se produit ou s'effectue par à-coups brefs et irréguliers ; relatif aux contractions musculaires involontaires ou qui en est atteint.

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.

   Spasmodique (relatif aux spasmes musculaires)

   • 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.

   Synonymesconvulsivejerkyspastic

2. Intermittent or irregularC1formal

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

   spasmodique (par accès)

   • 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.

   Synonymesdiscontinuouserraticfitfulintermittentirregularoccasionalsporadic

   Antonymesconstantcontinuousevenregularrhythmicsteadyuniform