spasticity
noun
- an act characterized by tightness, stiffness, or spasms
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English spastic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English spasticity From spastic + -ity.
- The state, quality or property of being spastic.