vellication
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1. a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition (noun.state)
| hyponym | : | tic, |
| definition | : | a local and habitual twitching especially in the face (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | blepharism, |
| definition | : | condition in which a person blinks continuously (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | fibrillation, |
| definition | : | muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | fasciculation, |
| definition | : | muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | jerk, twitch, |
| definition | : | make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | jerk, twitch, |
| definition | : | move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | tickle, titillate, vellicate, |
| definition | : | touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | jerk, twitch, |
| definition | : | make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | jerk, twitch, |
| definition | : | move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | tickle, titillate, vellicate, |
| definition | : | touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements (verb.perception) |
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