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fasciculation
(fas¦ci¦cu|la¦tion)
Pronunciation:
/faˌsɪkjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
1
Medicine
a brief spontaneous contraction affecting a small number of muscle fibres, often causing a flicker of movement under the skin.
2
[
mass noun
]
chiefly
Biology
arrangement in bundles.
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