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Definition of vellication

a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition

Similar Words: twitch, twitching

Hyponyms: tic, blepharism, fibrillation, fasciculation

Derivational Morphology: tickle, titillate, vellicate, jerk, twitch

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