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fasciculation vs vellication

vellication vs fasciculation

fasciculation and vellication both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fasciculation Yes No No No
vellication Yes No No No
As nouns, vellication is a hypernym of fasciculation; that is, vellication is a word with a broader meaning than fasciculation:
  • fasciculation: muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers
  • vellication: a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
Other hypernyms of fasciculation include twitch, twitching.
fasciculation (noun) vellication (noun)
muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
Difference between fasciculation and vellication

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