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Fasciculation Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Fasciculation has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers

2

(toxicology, venoms) 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.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
twitch
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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