Vellication

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vellication \Vel`li*ca"tion\, [L. vellicatio.]
     1. The act of twitching, or of causing to twitch.
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     2. (Med.) A local twitching, or convulsive motion, of a
        muscular fiber, especially of the face.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vellication
       n : a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous
           condition [syn: {twitch}, {twitching}]