Twitching
71fibrillation — noun 1. muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination • Derivationally related forms: ↑fibrillate • Hypernyms: ↑twitch, ↑twitching, ↑vellication • Hyponyms: ↑atrial fibrillation, ↑ …
72vellication — noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition • Syn: ↑twitch, ↑twitching • Derivationally related forms: ↑vellicate, ↑twitch (for: ↑twitching), ↑twitch …
73vel|li|ca|tion — «VEHL uh KAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of twitching or causing to twitch. 2. a twitching or convulsive movement of a muscular fiber …
74Pluck — Pluck, v. i. To make a motion of pulling or twitching; usually with at; as, to pluck at one s gown. [1913 Webster] …
75Saccade — Sac*cade , n. [F.] (Man.) A sudden, violent check of a horse by drawing or twitching the reins on a sudden and with one pull. [1913 Webster] …
76springhalt — Stringhalt String halt , n. (Far.) An habitual sudden twitching of the hinder leg of a horse, or an involuntary or convulsive contraction of the muscles that raise the hock. [Written also {springhalt}.] [1913 Webster] …
77Stringhalt — String halt , n. (Far.) An habitual sudden twitching of the hinder leg of a horse, or an involuntary or convulsive contraction of the muscles that raise the hock. [Written also {springhalt}.] [1913 Webster] …
78Subsultus — Sub*sul tus, n. [NL. See {Subsultory}.] (Med.) A starting, twitching, or convulsive motion. [1913 Webster] …
79Twitch — Twitch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twitched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twitching}.] [OE. twicchen, fr. (doubtful) AS. twiccian; akin to AS. angeltwicca a worm used for bait, literally, a hook twitcher, LG. twikken to tweak, G. zwicken. Cf. {Tweak}.] To pull… …
80Twitch — Twitch, n. 1. The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as, a twitch by the sleeve. [1913 Webster] 2. A short, spastic contraction of the fibers or muscles; a simple muscular contraction; as, convulsive twitches; a… …