fasciculation
[ fuh-sik-yuh-ley-shuh n ]
/ fəˌsɪk yəˈleɪ ʃən /
noun
a fascicular condition.
Origin of fasciculation
First recorded in 1935–40;
fasciculate +
-ion
Words nearby fasciculation
Medical definitions for fasciculation
fasciculation
[ fə-sĭk′yə-lā′shən ]
n.
An arrangement of fasciculi.
A coarser form of muscular contraction than fibrillation, consisting of involuntary contractions or twitchings of groups of muscle fibers.