fasciculation
fasciculation noun: an involuntary muscle twitch, usually localised and temporary, but that may be intensified and prolonged fatally by particular poisons and venoms such as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.
Noun
fasciculation (countable and uncountable, plural fasciculations)
- An involuntary muscle twitch, usually localised and temporary, but that may be intensified and prolonged fatally by particular poisons and venoms such as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.
- A cluster of fascicles.
- The process of becoming fasciculate, of growing together in clusters of fascicles.
fasciculation meaning in Tamil, Indonesian and Persian
fasciculation in Tamil
- கற்றயுறல், கொத்தாக அமதல், தசப்புடப்பு
fasciculation in Indonesian
- involuntary muscle twitch
- fasikulasi
fasciculation in Persian
- involuntary muscle twitch
- پرش عضلانی, فاسیکولاسیون
Forms of fasciculation
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Words formed from fasciculation
Questions about fasciculation
- What does fasciculation mean?
- Fasciculation means an involuntary muscle twitch, usually localised and temporary, but that may be intensified and prolonged fatally by particular poisons and venoms such as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.
- What is fasciculation in Tamil?
- Fasciculation in Tamil is கற்றயுறல், கொத்தாக அமதல், தசப்புடப்பு. See Fasciculation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is fasciculation?
- Fasciculation is a noun.
- What is the plural of fasciculation?
- The plural of fasciculation is fasciculations.
Words near fasciculation in the dictionary
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