vellication
1Vellication — Vel li*ca tion, [L. vellicatio.] 1. The act of twitching, or of causing to twitch. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A local twitching, or convulsive motion, of a muscular fiber, especially of the face. [1913 Webster] …
2vellication — A fibrillary muscular spasm …
3vellication — n. plucking, pinching …
4vellication — n. 1. Twitching, stimulation. 2. (Med.) Twitching, tic …
5vellication — vel·li·ca·tion …
6vellication — noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition • Syn: ↑twitch, ↑twitching • Derivationally related forms: ↑vellicate, ↑twitch (for: ↑twitching), ↑twitch …
7vellicate — vellication, n. vellicative, adj. /vel i kayt /, v., vellicated, vellicating. v.t. 1. to pluck; twitch. 2. to nip, pinch, or the like. 3. to cause to twitch. v.i. 4. to move with spasmodic convulsions; twitch. [1595 1605; < L vellicatus, ptp. of… …
8twitching — noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition • Syn: ↑twitch, ↑vellication • Derivationally related forms: ↑vellicate (for: ↑vellication), ↑twitch, ↑twitch …
9Vellicative — Vel li*ca*tive, a. Having the power of vellicating, plucking, or twitching; causing vellication. [1913 Webster] …
10vellicate — verb a) to touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements …
