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fas⋅cic⋅u⋅la⋅tion

  [fuh-sik-yuh-ley-shuhn]
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–noun
a fascicular condition.
Origin:
1935–40; fasciculate + -ion
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fas·cic·u·late   (fə-sĭk'yə-lĭt)   
adj.  Arranged in or formed of fascicles; fascicular.
fas·cic'u·late·ly adv., fas·cic'u·la'tion n.
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Main Entry: fas·cic·u·la·tion
Pronunciation: f&-"sik-y&-'lA-sh&n, fa-
Function: noun
: muscular twitching involvingthe simultaneous contraction of contiguous groups of muscle fibers
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fasciculation fas·cic·u·la·tion (fə-sĭk'yə-lā'shən)
n.

  1. An arrangement of fasciculi.

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

fas·cic'u·late' v.

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