Meaning of VELLICATION
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| | Definition: | | [n] a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition |
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| | Synonyms: | | twitch, twitching |
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| | See Also: | | blepharism, cramp, fasciculation, fibrillation, muscle spasm, spasm, tic | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Vel`li*ca"tion\, [L. vellicatio.]
1. The act of twitching, or of causing to twitch.
2. (Med.) A local twitching, or convulsive motion, of a
muscular fiber, especially of the face.
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