fasciculation

[ fuh-sik-yuh-ley-shuh n ]
/ fəˌsɪk yəˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

a fascicular condition.

Origin of fasciculation

First recorded in 1935–40; fasciculate + -ion

Medical definitions for fasciculation

fasciculation
[ fə-sĭk′yə-lāshən ]

n.

An arrangement of fasciculi.
A coarser form of muscular contraction than fibrillation, consisting of involuntary contractions or twitchings of groups of muscle fibers.

Other words from fasciculation

fas•cicu•late′ v.