English

angiospasm

From angio- + spasm.

Ancient Greek ἄγγος ‘vessel’

Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον ‘vessel, urn, pot’

Ancient Greek σπάω ‘to draw out, pull out’

Ancient Greek σπασμός ‘spasm, convulsion’

Latin spasmus ‘cramp, convulsion, spasm’

Old French spasme

Middle English spasme

English spasm

Today it means

noun Spasmodic contraction of the blood vessel.

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Etymograph / angiospasm