spastic
Example Sentences
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The most common type is spastic diplegia, which Diviney is diagnosed with.
From Reuters
“For all four of us, it’s our total prerogative in life: to listen to, make, consume, understand music. It’s the whole deal. That’s why the band sounds so spastic.”
From Washington Post
Carter was diagnosed with a form of cerebral palsy called spastic diplegia when he was 18 months old.
From BBC
The song Heated has received a lyrical update, removing a slur that is often used to demean people with spastic cerebral palsy.
From BBC
The word originates from spastic diplegia, a type of cerebral palsy: a group of disorders that impact a person's movement, posture and balance.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
