Spas-mŏd'ic or Spas-mŏd'ic-al1, a.
a. [Fr. spasmodique, It. spasmodico, Gr. σπασμώδης, from σπασμός, a convulsion, and εἶδος, likeness.]
- Relating to spasm; consisting in spasm; as, a spasmodic affection.
- Soon relaxed or exhausted; convulsive; as, spasmodic industry.