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fasciculation
[ fuh-sik-yuh-ley-shuhn ]
/ fəˌsɪk yəˈleɪ ʃən /
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noun
a fascicular condition.
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Origin of fasciculation
First recorded in 1935–40; fasciculate + -ion
Words nearby fasciculation
fasciation, fascicle, fascicular, fascicular cambium, fasciculate, fasciculation, fascicule, fasciculus, fasciitis, fascinate, fascinated
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How to use fasciculation in a sentence
A fasciculation is just a fancy word for a twitch, and the benign part means it’s harmless.
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