Look up: convulsion

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   convulsion
   [n] - violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
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   convulsion
   A convulsion is a violent, involuntary muscular contraction.
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   Convulsion
   Violent, involuntary contraction and jerking of muscles. Also known as seizure
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   Convulsion
   A violent and involuntary contraction of a muscle.
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   convulsion
   alternating abnormal muscular contractions and relaxations causing violent spasms, due to cerebral disturbance; Fit Category: Management in the public and private sector
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   Convulsion
   Con·vul'sion noun [ Latin convulsio : confer French convulsion .] 1. (Medicine) An unnatural, violent, and unvoluntary contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body. 2. Any violent and irregular motion or agitation; a violent shaking; a tumult; a commotion. « Those two massy pillars, With horrible convulsion , to and fro He tugged, he shook, t ...
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   convulsion
   <neurology> A violent involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the voluntary muscles. ... Origin: L. Convulsio, from convellere = to pull together ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   convulsion
   noun a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval
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   convulsion
   noun violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
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    convulsion
    noun a violent disturbance; `the convulsions of the stock market`
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    convulsion
    (kәn-vul´shәn) a type of seizure consisting of a series of involuntary contractions of the voluntary muscles. Besides those occurring in epilepsy, convulsions can also be caused by chemical or hormonal imbalances in the blood; metabolic disturbances; injury to the brain such as from head injury, a tumor, or ...
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    Convulsion
    • (n.) Any violent and irregular motion or agitation; a violent shaking; a tumult; a commotion. • (n.) An unnatural, violent, and unvoluntary contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body.
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    convulsion
    condition characterized by violent, uncontrolled spasmodic contractions and relaxations of the voluntary muscles. Convulsions may be a symptom ... [3 related articles]
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    convulsion
    (L. convulsio, from convellere to pull together) a violent involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the voluntary muscles.
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    convulsion
    convulsion, sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of the muscles of the body, often accompanied by loss of consciousness. It is not known what causes the abnormal impulses from the brain that result in convulsive seizures, since the disturbance may arise in normal brain tissue as well as in disea...
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