Spasmodischer

Spasmodischer is a German adjective form meaning more spasmodic or pertaining to spasms. It is the comparative form of the adjective spasmodisch, which describes irregular, involuntary muscle contractions or sudden, intermittent actions. The word derives from the Greek spasmos, meaning a twitch or convulsion, via Latin spasmodicus and later German usage.

In medical and technical contexts, spasmodischer can modify nouns to indicate a pattern of episodic, involuntary activity. Examples include phrases such as spasmodischer Schmerz (spasmodic pain) or spasmodischer Husten (spasmodic cough), though spasmodisch is also used to describe the nature of symptoms. Grammatically, the attributive ending changes with gender and case: spasmodischer Schmerz (masculine singular nominative), spasmodische Anfälle (plural), spasmodischem Zustand (dative), and so on. As a predicative adjective, it can appear after a linking verb, for example: Der Atem wurde spasmodischer.

Beyond medical usage, spasmodischer can describe non-medical, jerky or irregular actions and movements, such as spasmodische Gesten (spasmodic gestures) or spasmodischer Bewegungsablauf (spasmodic sequence of movements). In everyday language, however, the base adverbial form spasmodisch is more common for describing behavior or speech, while the comparative form appears primarily in more formal or specialized writing.

See also: spasmodic, spasmodisch, spasm, cramp.