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Fasciculation: Involuntary contractions or twitchings of groups of muscle fibers. Fasciculations can occur in normal individuals without an associated disease or condition and can also occur as a result of illness, such as muscle cramps, nerve diseases, and metabolism imbalances.
n. An arrangement of fasciculi . A coarser form of muscular contraction than fibrillation , consisting of involuntary contractions or twitchings of groups of muscle ...
fasciculation /fas·cic·u·la·tion/ (fah-sik″u-la´shun) 1. the formation of fascicles. 2. a small local involuntary muscular contraction visible under the skin ...
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A fasciculation (or "muscle twitch") is a small, local, involuntary muscle contraction (twitching) visible under the skin arising from the spontaneous discharge ...