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fasciculation

 

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Noun fasciculation has 1 sense
  1. fasciculation - muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers
    --1 is a kind of
    twitch, twitching, vellication

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Fasciculation

Noun: A brief, spontaneous muscular contraction or twitching in one or more muscle fibers.

Example sentence: The doctor observed fasciculations in the patient's leg, which indicated a possible nerve disorder.

Verb: The act of causing a repetitive, involuntary muscular contraction or twitching.

Example sentence: The electrical stimulation of the muscles can fasciculate and produce contractions.

Adjective: Describing something that is characterized by fasciculations.

Example sentence: The patient experienced a constant, fasciculating sensation in his arm.

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