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 Spas·mod·ic a.
 1. Med. Of or pertaining to spasm; consisting in spasm; occuring in, or characterized by, spasms; as, a spasmodic asthma.
 2. Soon relaxed or exhausted; convulsive; intermittent; as, spasmodic zeal or industry.
 Spasmodic croup Med., an affection of childhood characterized by a stoppage of brathing developed suddenly and without fever, and produced by spasmodic contraction of the vocal cords. It is sometimes fatal. Called also laryngismus stridulus, and childcrowing.
 Spasmodic stricture, a stricture caused by muscular spasm without structural change. See Organic stricture, under Organic.