Twitching
81Twitched — Twitch 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… …
82Vellicative — Vel li*ca*tive, a. Having the power of vellicating, plucking, or twitching; causing vellication. [1913 Webster] …
83fasciculation — noun Date: 1938 muscular twitching involving the simultaneous contraction of contiguous groups of muscle fibers …
84fibrillation — noun Date: 1845 1. an act or process of forming fibers or fibrils 2. a. a muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination b. very rapid irregular contractions of the muscle fibers of the heart resulting in a lack …
85jactitation — noun Etymology: Late Latin jactitation , jactitatio, from jactitare, frequentative of Latin jactare to throw more at jet Date: 1665 a tossing to and fro or jerking and twitching of the body …
86scrapie — noun Etymology: 1scrape Date: 1910 a usually fatal spongiform encephalopathy especially of sheep that is caused by a prion and is characterized by twitching, intense itching, excessive thirst, emaciation, weakness, and finally paralysis …
87tic — noun Etymology: French Date: circa 1834 1. local and habitual spasmodic motion of particular muscles especially of the face ; twitching 2. a frequent usually unconscious quirk of behavior or speech < “you know” is a verbal tic > …
88flip — I. verb (flipped; flipping) Etymology: probably imitative Date: circa 1567 transitive verb 1. to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air < flip a coin >; also toss < flip me the ball > …
89twitch — I. verb Etymology: Middle English twicchen; akin to Old English twiccian to pluck, Old High German gizwickan to pinch Date: 14th century transitive verb to move or pull with a sudden motion ; jerk intransitive verb 1. pull, pluck …
90Motor neurone disease — Classification and external resources spinal diagram ICD 10 G12.2 …
