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  • adjective Tending to induce spasms.

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Examples

  • The extract produced no changes on the resting tone of the isolated guinea-pig ileum, i.e. neither a spasmogenic action nor a relaxation of smooth muscle was observed at any of the concentrations tested.

    Chapter 7 1991

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  • This sounds like an adjective for me on a very bad day.

    February 22, 2009