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Definitions for: Convulsion [n] violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
Webster (1913) Definition: Con*vul"sion, n. [L. convulsio: cf. F. convulsion.]
1. (Med.) An unnatural, violent, and unvoluntary contraction
of the muscular parts of an animal body.
2. Any violent and irregular motion or agitation; a violent
shaking; a tumult; a commotion.
Those two massy pillars, With horrible convulsion,
to and fro He tugged, he shook, till down they came.
--Milton.
Times of violence and convulsion. --Ames.
Syn: Agitation; commotion; tumult; disturbance.
See Also: clonus, epileptic seizure, ictus, raptus, seizure
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