Search for crossword answers and clues

Answer for the clue "A sudden spasm ", 11 letters:
vellication

Alternative clues for the word vellication

Word definitions for vellication in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition [syn: twitch , twitching ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context chiefly medicine obsolete English) A spasmodic twitching

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Vellication \Vel`li*ca"tion\, [L. vellicatio.] The act of twitching, or of causing to twitch. (Med.) A local twitching, or convulsive motion, of a muscular fiber, especially of the face.