spasm

n.

痉挛；抽搐；（能量、行为等的）突发；发作

复数：spasms

muscle spasm肌肉痉挛

facial spasm[医]面痉挛

1. A curious spasm passed through her.
   一种奇异的痉挛的感觉传遍她周身。
2. The spasm convulses her facial muscles.
   痉挛使她面部的肌肉抽搐。

alpha-Adrenergic receptors and coronary spasm: an elusive link
Evaluation of cerebrovascular spasm with transcranial Doppler ultrasound.
Arteriographic evidence of coronary arterial spasm in acute myocardial infarction.
Prospective study of microvascular decompression in hemifacial spasm.
Progression of coronary atherosclerosis: Is coronary spasm related to progression?
Suppression of coronary artery spasm by the Rho-kinase inhibitor fasudil in patients with vasospastic angina.
Frequency of provoked coronary arterial spasm in 1089 consecutive patients undergoing coronary arteriography.
Histamine provocation of clinical coronary artery spasm: implications concerning pathogenesis of variant angina pectoris.
A missense Glu298Asp variant in the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene is associated with coronary spasm in the Japanese.
Rho-kinase-mediated pathway induces enhanced myosin light chain phosphorylations in a swine model of coronary artery spasm.