twitching 1
noundomain: state
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
Hypernym
spasm 1
noun
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
EnglishDerivationally related form
Hyponym
tic 1
noun
a local and habitual twitching especially in the face
blepharism 1
noun
condition in which a person blinks continuously
fibrillation 1
noun
muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination
fasciculation 1
noun
muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers
