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twitching vs fasciculation

fasciculation vs twitching

twitching and fasciculation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
twitching Yes No No No
fasciculation Yes No No No
As nouns, fasciculation is a hyponym of twitching; that is, fasciculation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than twitching:
  • twitching: a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
  • fasciculation: muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers
Other hyponyms of twitching include tic, blepharism, fibrillation.
twitching (noun) fasciculation (noun)
a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers
Difference between twitching and fasciculation

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