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Categories: Stereotypes, Disability in Australia, Disability in the United Kingdom, Pejorative terms for people with disabilities, Ableism
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In medicine, the adjective spastic refers to an alteration in muscle tone affected by the medical condition spasticity, which is a well-known symptomatic phenomenon seen in patients with a wide range of central neurological disorders, including spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, stroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and multiple sclerosis, as well as conditions such as "spastic colon." Wikipedia
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alteration in muscle tone affected by spasticity Wikidata
A person affected by spastic paralysis or spastic cerebral palsy. Wiktionary
Person affected by spastic paralysis or spastic cerebral palsy. Wiktionary (translation)
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