Spasticity vs. Rigidity

Spasticitynoun

The state, quality or property of being spastic.

Spasticitynoun

A state of spasm.

Spasticitynoun

The tendency to, or capability of suffering, spasm.

Spasticitynoun

the quality of moving or acting in spasms

Spasticity

Spasticity (from Greek spasmos- 'drawing, pulling') is a feature of altered skeletal muscle performance with a combination of paralysis, increased tendon reflex activity, and hypertonia. It is also colloquially referred to as an unusual , stiffness, or of muscles.

Rigiditynoun

The quality or state of being rigid; want of pliability; the quality of resisting change of form; the amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form.

Rigiditynoun

Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance.

Rigiditynoun

(economics) stickiness (of prices/wages etc.). Describing the tendency of prices and money wages to adjust to changes in the economy with a certain delay.

Rigiditynoun

The quality or state of being rigid; want of pliability; the quality of resisting change of form; the amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form; - opposed to flexibility, ductility, malleability, and softness.

Rigiditynoun

Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance.

Rigiditynoun

Severity; rigor.

Rigiditynoun

the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending

Rigiditynoun

the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe

Rigiditynoun

inability to be to bent or be forced out of shape

Rigiditynoun

inability to be changed or adapted

Rigiditynoun

unwillingness to be adaptable in outlook, belief, or response