1) Attack 2) Bouleversement 3) Clonic 4) Clonus 5) Paroxysm 6) Spasm 7) Turmoil 8) Twitch 9) Vibration
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1) Attack 2) Commotion 3) Outburst 4) Paroxysm 5) Spasm
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A convulsion is a medical condition where body muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body. Because a convulsion is often a symptom of an epileptic seizure, the term convulsion is sometimes used as a synonym for seizure. However, not all epileptic seizures lead to convulsions, and not all con...
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• (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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(L. convulsio, from convellere to pull together) a violent involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the voluntary muscles.
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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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A convulsion is a violent, involuntary muscular contraction.
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<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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(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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A series of spasm-like contractions of muscles.
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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. &...
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A violent and involuntary contraction of a muscle.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kon-vŭl′shŭn Definitions: 1. A violent spasm or series of jerkings of the face, trunk, or extremities. Synonyms: seizure2
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It is a violet, uncontrolled muscle spasm, or a series of them, sometimes repeated rapidly and accompanied by unconsciousness.
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n] - violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
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noun a violent disturbance; `the convulsions of the stock market`
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noun a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval
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Series of violent contractions of the muscles over which the patient has no control. It may be associated with loss of consciousness. Convulsions may arise from any one of a number of causes, including brain disease (such as epilepsy), injury, high fever, poisoning, and electrocution
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contortion of the body caused by violent, involuntary muscular contractions of the extremities, trunk, and head. · violent agitation or disturbance; commotion. · an outburst of great, uncontrollable laughter.
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[Literary terms] violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
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A series of spasm-like contractions of muscles.
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