spasmophilia

[ spaz-muh-fil-ee-uh ]
/ ˌspæz məˈfɪl i ə /

noun Pathology.

a condition in which only moderate mechanical or electrical stimulation produces spasms, convulsions, or tetany.

Origin of spasmophilia

From New Latin; see origin at spasm, -o-, -philia

Words nearby spasmophilia

spasmodic, spasmodic dysmenorrhea, spasmodist, spasmolysis, spasmolytic, spasmophilia, spasmophilic, spasmus nutans, spassky, spastic, spastic abasia