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fasciculation

[ fuh-sik-yuh-ley-shuh n ]
/ fəˌsɪk yəˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

a fascicular condition.

Words nearby fasciculation

fascicular, fascicular cambium, fascicular degeneration, fascicular graft, fasciculate, fasciculation, fascicule, fasciculus, fasciculus gracilis, fasciectomy, fasciitis

Origin of fasciculation

First recorded in 1935–40; fasciculate + -ion
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Medical definitions for fasciculation

fasciculation
[ fə-sĭk′yə-lā′shən ]

n.

An arrangement of fasciculi.
A coarser form of muscular contraction than fibrillation, consisting of involuntary contractions or twitchings of groups of muscle fibers.

Other words from fasciculation

fas•cic′u•late′ v.
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