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vellication vs fasciculation

fasciculation vs vellication

vellication and fasciculation both are nouns.

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

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