twitch
Jerking , twitching or, more precisely, muscle twitching / twitching , limb twitching / twitching etc., can stand for:
- Lidzucken , twitching of one or both eyelids
- Tremor , regular contractions of muscle groups
- Tremble
- Fasciculation , short muscle fiber twitching without any movement effect
- Fibrillation
- Myoclonia , muscle twitching with movement effect
- Tic , regularly or irregularly recurring contractions
- Jerks to sleep , sudden, brief jerks while falling asleep
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Wiktionary: twitching - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
