fasciculation

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noun

An involuntary muscle twitch, usually localised and temporary, but that may be intensified and prolonged fatally by particular poisons and venoms such as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.

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Meanings

nounfasciculation (countable and uncountable, plural fasciculations)

plural fasciculations

  1. countableuncountableanatomyAn involuntary muscle twitch, usually localised and temporary, but that may be intensified and prolonged fatally by particular poisons and venoms such as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.
  2. countableuncountableA cluster of fascicles.
  3. countableuncountableThe process of becoming fasciculate, of growing together in clusters of fascicles.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
fasciculate

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 肌束震顫 /肌束震颤
  • 肌束震顫 /肌束震颤 (jīshù zhènchàn)involuntary muscle twitch
Dutch fasciculatie
  • fasciculatieinvoluntary muscle twitch
French fasciculation
  • fasciculationinvoluntary muscle twitch
German Faszikulation
  • Faszikulationinvoluntary muscle twitch
Indonesian fasikulasi
  • fasikulasiinvoluntary muscle twitch
Italian fascicolazione
  • fascicolazioneinvoluntary muscle twitch
Japanese 筋線維束性攣縮
  • 筋線維束性攣縮involuntary muscle twitch
Norwegian Bokmål lemus, leamus
  • lemusinvoluntary muscle twitch
  • leamusinvoluntary muscle twitch
  • fasikkulasjoninvoluntary muscle twitch
Persian پرش عضلانی, فاسیکولاسیون
  • پرش عضلانیinvoluntary muscle twitch
  • فاسیکولاسیونinvoluntary muscle twitch
Portuguese fasciculação
  • fasciculaçãoinvoluntary muscle twitch
Russian фасцикуляция
  • фасцикуляция (fascikuljacija)involuntary muscle twitch
Spanish fasciculación
  • fasciculacióninvoluntary muscle twitch
Swedish fascikulation
  • fascikulationinvoluntary muscle twitch
Cite this entry
APA

fasciculation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fasciculation

MLA

“fasciculation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fasciculation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fasciculation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fasciculation.

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