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fasciculation
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fas·cic·u·late  (f-sky-lt) also fas·cic·u·lat·ed (-ltd)
adj.
Arranged in or formed of fascicles; fascicular.
fas·cicu·late·ly adv.
fas·cicu·lation n.
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Noun1.fasciculation - muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers
twitch, twitching, vellication - a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition


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