spasm

involuntary contraction of a muscle, organ or orifice
MedicalSymptom symptom Q574360
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spasm

Summary

spasm is a symptom[1]. spasm has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • spasm's instance of is recorded as symptom[3].
  • spasm's instance of is recorded as symptom or sign[4].
  • spasm is a type of muscle contraction[5].
  • spasm is a type of clinical sign[6].
  • spasm's ICPC 2 ID is recorded as L14[7].
  • spasm's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • spasm's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[9].
  • spasm's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[10].
  • spasm's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[11].
  • spasm's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C50656[12].
  • spasm's different from is recorded as muscle cramp[13].
  • spasm's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as hyoscyamine[14].
  • spasm's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as metaxalone[15].
  • spasm's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as chlorphenesin[16].
  • spasm's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as meprobamate[17].
  • spasm's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as propanthelinium[18].
  • spasm's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as chlorzoxazone[19].
  • spasm's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as orphenadrine[20].
  • spasm's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as cyclobenzaprine[21].
  • spasm's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as tizanidine[22].
  • spasm's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as carisoprodol[23].
  • spasm's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as methocarbamol[24].

Why It Matters

spasm has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] spasm is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0446766-spazmy
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0446766-spazmy, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  2. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 4246091
    Instance of symptom, symptom or sign
    Subclass of
    Aliases
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007565730805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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