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charley horse, charley-horse
a muscular cramp (especially in the thigh or calf) following vigorous exercise
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graphospasm, writer's cramp
muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencil
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blepharospasm
spasm of the eyelid muscle resulting in closure of the eye
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crick, kink, rick, wrick
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
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myoclonus
a clonic spasm of a muscle or muscle group
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opisthotonos
severe spasm in which the back arches and the head bends back and heels flex toward the back
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twitch, twitching, vellication
a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
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tenesmus
painful spasm of the anal sphincter along with an urgent desire to defecate without the significant production of feces; associated with irritable bowel syndrome
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trismus
prolonged spasm of the jaw muscles
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tic
a local and habitual twitching especially in the face
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blepharism
condition in which a person blinks continuously
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fibrillation
muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination
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fasciculation
muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers
