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tonic spasm

tonic spasm A tonic spasm is an involuntary muscle contraction that remains more or less continuous rather than coming and going.

A tonic spasm is an involuntary muscle contraction that remains more or less continuous rather than coming and going. In this older usage, it is contrasted with clonic spasm, which is intermittent.

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Drafting source: Baldwin, Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, volume II. 1902 original US edition; OCR SHA-256 b86b5dbbaa0a0b3ecf6c8b0a089a7ca5409b9bac4e6481cba91c99bba16f31bd. “Baldwin, Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, volume II” (philopsych02balduoft:chars-3213000-3225000).
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