Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A form of involuntary muscular contraction that is more intense than fibrillation, consisting of simultaneous twitching of adjacent groups of muscle fibers.
- noun An arrangement of fasciculi.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being fasciculate.
- noun That which is fasciculated.
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- noun anatomy, muscles An involuntary
muscle twitch , usually localised and temporary.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers
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Examples
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They took a few years to completely disappear, although I'll still get a little fasciculation once every few months.
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Start in a speeding dave sinclair's age and exercise on the fasciculation with your settings bent, shoulders useful on the pent (secure your homes under a muscularity of furniture).
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The more general systemic effects of a rattlesnake bite may manifest as nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, myokymia/fasciculation (the muscle ripple effect), perioral numbness (tissues around the mouth and the Novocain-like response), and a metallic taste.
The Santa Barbara Independent stories Anne Cravens 2010
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During early development it promotes neurite outgrowth and fasciculation
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L1-CAM, together with other members of the L1 subfamily, is critical for several early development processes like axon outgrowth, fasciculation, neuronal migration and survival
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Increase in the percentage of long duration polyphasic motor units • Decrease in the number of motor units on maximum recruitment in weak muscle • Occasionally fibrillations are present and less commonly fasciculation may be observed5,86 3.
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In a considered mestinon report, 20 compared lymphopenia, divided igg and igm levels, cmv infection, and a decreased voluntary fasciculation were noted in an lidocaine exposed to a care blurring 150 year azathioprine and 30 acneiform prednisone colloidal throughout pregnancy.
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Intriguingly, NeuN+ and / or Map2+ neurons showed marked phenotypic defects on the glass surface, characterised by an absence of migration, and poor elaboration of processes and fasciculation among neuronal colonies as compared to REST-100 and REST / KD-50
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