SPASTIC

Spastic

The word spastic is used differently depending on location, which has led to some controversy and misunderstanding. Derived via Latin from the Greek spastikos, the word originally referred to a change in muscles affected by the medical condition spasticity, which is seen in spastic diplegia and many other forms of cerebral palsy and in terms such as "spastic colon", with no negative connotation, as it is accurately descriptive of the condition. In India the word "spastic" is also used neutrally, with The Spastics Society of India non-profit and non-governmental organization, working for neuro-muscular and developmental disabilities.

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spastic

Noun

  1. A person affected by spastic paralysis or spastic cerebral palsy.
  2. A stupid, clumsy person.

Adjective

  1. Of, relating to, or affected by spasm.
  2. Of or relating to spastic paralysis.
  3. Clumsy.
  4. Hyperactive, excited, and acting in a random manner.


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