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vellication

DEFINITIONS OF: vellication

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n a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition

Synonyms:
twitch, twitching
Types:
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tic
a local and habitual twitching especially in the face
blepharism
condition in which a person blinks continuously
fibrillation
muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination
fasciculation
muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers
atrial fibrillation
fibrillation of the muscles of the atria of the heart
ventricular fibrillation
fibrillation of heart muscles resulting in interference with rhythmic contractions of the ventricles and possibly leading to cardiac arrest
Type of:
cramp, muscle spasm, spasm
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
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