Medical Terminology / Unit 2 MedTerm 0083 short lesson, about 20 seconds
-spasm: Involuntary Contraction
Captions available
The idea
The suffix spasm names a sudden involuntary contraction of the structure its root identifies.
In practice
Bronchospasm is involuntary contraction of the bronchi.
Where people slip
A spasm is temporary. It describes an event, not a permanent change.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
Something wrong in this lesson? Flag it · Sources for Medical Terminology