Hypertext Webster Gateway: "vellication"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Vellication \Vel`li*ca"tion\, [L. vellicatio.]
1. The act of twitching, or of causing to twitch.
2. (Med.) A local twitching, or convulsive motion, of a
muscular fiber, especially of the face.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
vellication
n : a sudden spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
[syn: {twitch}, {twitching}]
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