See also: 𫞬挛 and 痉挛

Chinese edit

spasm
 
twisted; bent; crooked
twisted; bent; crooked; cramped
trad. (痙攣)
simp. (痉挛)
 
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Note: Often mispronounced as jīngluán.

Verb edit

痙攣

  1. (medicine) to spasm; to have sudden involuntary muscular contractions
    破傷風痙攣 [MSC, trad.]
    破伤风痉挛 [MSC, simp.]
    Dé pòshāngfēng de rén huì jìngluán. [Pinyin]
    People who contract tetanus will spasm.

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Kanji in this term
けい
Hyōgaiji
れん
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
𫞬挛 (extended shinjitai)

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Noun edit

(けい)(れん) (keiren

  1. convulsion, spasm, cramp, twitching

Verb edit

(けい)(れん)する (keiren surusuru (stem (けい)(れん) (keiren shi), past (けい)(れん)した (keiren shita))

  1. convulse, spasm, cramp, twitch

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References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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Hanja in this term

Noun edit

痙攣 (gyeongnyeon) (hangeul 경련)

  1. Hanja form? of 경련 (convulsion, spasm).