English word spastic comes from Ancient Greek σπαστικός
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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σπαστικός | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
spasticus | Latin (lat) | |
spastic | English (eng) | (pathology) Of or relating to spastic paralysis.. (pathology) Of, relating to, or affected by spasm.. (slang, pejorative, offensive in the UK) Clumsy.. (slang, pejorative, offensive in the UK) Hyperactive, excited, and acting in a random manner. (now, offensive, especially in, _, UK) A person affected by spastic paralysis or spastic cerebral palsy.. (slang, offensive, _, especially in, _, [...] |