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fasciculation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
fas-ci-c-u-la-tion
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A cluster of fascicles.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of becoming fasciculate, of growing together in clusters of fascicles.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

fasciculations (plural)

Derived Forms

cofasciculation defasciculation

Phrases

cramp fasciculation syndrome

Questions

What does fasciculation mean?
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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