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espasmo meaning in English

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espasmo noun
{m}

jerk [jerks](sudden, uncontrolled movement)
noun
[UK: dʒɜːk] [US: ˈdʒɝːk]

spasm [spasms](contraction of a muscle)
noun
[UK: ˈspæ.zəm] [US: ˈspæ.zəm]

twitch [twitches](brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again)
noun
[UK: twɪtʃ] [US: ˈtwɪtʃ]

blefaroespasmo noun
{m}

blepharospasm(spasm of eyelid)
noun
[UK: blˈefərˌɒspazəm] [US: blˈefərˌɑːspæzəm]

broncoespasmo noun
{m}

bronchospasm(difficulty in breathing due to a contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles)
noun