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[kuhn-vuhl-shuhn]

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noun

contortion of the body caused by violent, involuntary muscular contractions of the extremities, trunk, and head.

violent agitation or disturbance; commotion.

an outburst of great, uncontrollable laughter.

Origin:
1575–85; < Latin convulsiōn- (stem of convulsiō). See convulse, -ion

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Convulsions are when a person's body shakes rapidly and uncontrollably.

Fortunately, she was in a clinic, where the doctor guessed immediately that she was in the grip of malarial convulsions.

Sariska, had suffered an even worse fate-the loss of every single cat-it triggered national convulsions.

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Convulsions are when a person's body shakes rapidly and uncontrollably.

Fortunately, she was in a clinic, where the doctor guessed immediately that she was in the grip of malarial convulsions.

Sariska, had suffered an even worse fate-the loss of every single cat-it triggered national convulsions.

Wormwood oil includes thujone, which can cause hallucinations, convulsions and permanent damage to the nervous system.

The sedative medications ward off convulsions and brain damage.

Then come gastrointestinal spasms, vomiting, convulsions and finally death by asphyxiation.

Foreign donors sometimes bring food and tablets to treat convulsions.

It attacks the brain, causing agitation, terror and convulsions.

While shooting video, however, movement is so blurred that you appear to be having convulsions every time you nod your head.

Tetanus is a disease that causes severe muscular contractions and convulsions.

Amid the political convulsions that rippled westwards, he became a revolutionary socialist.

But even underground testing left craters and seismic convulsions.

Types of seizures vary from staring episodes or eye blinks to sudden falls or convulsions.

When the oil runs out and foreign buyers stop buying gilts, the country is in for some huge convulsions.

Doctors are currently weaning the teen off the ventilator, he says, and they are working to control his convulsions.

Convulsions and irregular heartbeats may be difficult to control.

Phenytoin is a medicine used to treat convulsions and seizures.

The intention is to stop the labor and to prevent convulsions from pre-eclampsia, a serious complication of pregnancy.

Aim for the center of the tongue on those powders, or you'll have bitterness convulsions.

The boy, it was said last night, soon would have convulsions which would end in paralysis.

It is characterized by the sudden onset of fever and severe headaches and may progress rapidly to convulsions and coma.

And all have undergone violent political convulsions over their forced cohabitation for decades, right up to today.

The convulsions grew so relentless that doctors had to put her in.

In severe cases, death may result from convulsions or anÂ irregular heartbeat.

Some bleed from their ears and mouths, go into convulsions and have to be carried off.

These convulsions occur without any brain or spinal cord infection or other nervous system.

It begins with severe vomiting and sometimes headache or fever, and progresses to convulsions and coma.

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Word Origin & History

convulsion

1585, from L. convulsionem, from pp. stem of convellere "to tear loose," from com- "together" + vellere "to pluck, pull violently."

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Medical Dictionary

convulsion con·vul·sion (kən-vŭl'shən)
n.
An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.

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convulsion definition

A severe, often violent involuntary contraction of the muscles. Convulsions may be caused by high fevers or poisoning and often accompany such diseases such as epilepsy.

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"Slavery is founded on the selfishness of man's nature—opposition to it on his love of justice. These principles are in eternal antagonism; and when brought into collision so fiercely as slavery extension brings them, shocks and throes and convulsions must ceaselessly follow."

-Abraham Lincoln

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