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PRONUNCIATION OF FASCICULATION

fasciculation  [fəˌsɪkjʊˈleɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FASCICULATION

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Fasciculation is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FASCICULATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fasciculation

A fasciculation /fəˌsɪkjʉˈleɪʃən/, or "muscle twitch", is a small, local, involuntary muscle contraction and relaxation which may be visible under the skin. Deeper areas can be detected by EMG testing, though they can happen in any skeletal muscle in the body. Fasciculations arise as a result of spontaneous depolarization of a lower motor neuron leading to the synchronous contraction of all the skeletal muscle fibers within a single motor unit. An example of "normal" spontaneous depolarization is the constant contractions of cardiac muscle, causing the heart to beat. Usually, intentional movement of the involved muscle causes fasciculations to cease immediately, but they may return once the muscle is at rest again. Fasciculations have a variety of causes, the majority of which are benign, but can also be due to disease of the motor neurons. They are encountered by virtually all healthy people, though for most, it is quite infrequent. In some cases, the presence of fasciculations can be annoying and interfere with quality of life.

Definition of fasciculation in the English dictionary

The definition of fasciculation in the dictionary is the contraction of a fascicle.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FASCICULATION


calculation
ˌkælkjʊˈleɪʃən
cancellation
ˌkænsɪˈleɪʃən
circulation
ˌsɜːkjʊˈleɪʃən
compilation
ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃən
correlation
ˌkɒrɪˈleɪʃən
formulation
ˌfɔːmjʊˈleɪʃən
installation
ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən
insulation
ˌɪnsjʊˈleɪʃən
isolation
ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən
legislation
ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən
manipulation
məˌnɪpjʊˈleɪʃən
musculation
ˌmʌskjʊˈleɪʃən
mutilation
ˌmjuːtɪˈleɪʃən
population
ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən
regulation
ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən
relation
rɪˈleɪʃən
simulation
ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪʃən
translation
trænsˈleɪʃən
ventilation
ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃən
violation
ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FASCICULATION

fasciate
fasciated
fasciately
fasciation
fascicle
fascicled
fascicular
fascicularly
fasciculate
fasciculately
fascicule
fasciculi
fasciculus
fasciitis
fascinate
fascinated
fascinatedly
fascinating
fascinatingly
fascination

WORDS THAT END LIKE FASCICULATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of fasciculation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fasciculation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FASCICULATION

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The translations of fasciculation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fasciculation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fasciculaciones
570 millions of speakers

English

fasciculation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fasciculation
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تليف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пучками
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fasciculation
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fasciculation
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fasciculation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fasciculation
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Faszikulation
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

線維束性攣縮
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fasciculation
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fasciculation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fasciculation
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fasciculation
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फेसिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fasikülasyon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fascicolazioni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fascykulacje
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пучками
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fasciculații
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fasciculation
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fassikulering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fasciculation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Fascikulasjoner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fasciculation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FASCICULATION»

The term «fasciculation» is normally little used and occupies the 131.146 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FASCICULATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fasciculation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FASCICULATION»

Discover the use of fasciculation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fasciculation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Principles of Medical Physiology
Abnormal EMC Spontaneous EMG during muscle relaxation Fasciculation potentials Fasciculation is the involuntary contraction of single motor units. It occurs in patients with chronic partial denervation, especially when it is due to spinal cord ...
Sabyasachi Sircar, 2008
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Macleod's Clinical Examination
Look at the tongue at rest for wasting, fasciculation or involuntary movement. Ask the patient to put out the tongue. Look for deviation or involuntary movement. Ask the patient to move the tongue from side to side. Test power by asking the ...
Graham Douglas, E. Fiona Nicol, Colin Ernest Robertson, 2009
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The Clinical Neurophysiology Primer
Fig. 8. A fasciculation potential. circuit. CRDs have a machine-like sound and can also abruptly stop if a fiber in this circuit fails to depolarize. Fasciculation potentials (Fig. 8) result from the spontaneous depolarization of a motor neuron and its ...
Andrew S. Blum, Seward B. Rutkove, 2007
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Understanding Medical Physiology
Here two abnormal EMG signals may be mentioned : fibrillation and fasciculation potentials. Fibrillation is contraction of individual muscle fibres. It cannot be seen through the skin. Fibrillation may follow denervation due to increased sensitivity ...
Bijlani, 2004
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Motion Vision:
Dendritic fasciculation. Although the somatic arrays of the four subtypes of On- Off DS cells appear to be spatially independent, their dendritic trees are not randomly superimposed but commonly run together in loose fascicles of 2-4 dendrites ...
Johannes M. Zanker, Jochen Zeil, 2001
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Geriatric Rehabilitation Manual
Tremors that increase in severity with movement often indicate cerebellar dysfunction. Fasciculation, often mistaken for tremor, occurs when there is an adverse drug reaction, or denervation, in which motor units are disconnected from their ...
Timothy L. Kauffman, John O. Barr, Michael L. Moran, 2007
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Molecular and Cellular Approaches to Neural Development
The complementary phenotypes produced by the loss-of-function and gainof- function conditions define an in vivo function for Fas II as a molecule that controls specific patterns of selective fasciculation and axon sorting in the CNS. They also  ...
W. Maxwell Cowan, Thomas M. Jessell, Stephen Lawrence Zipursky, 1997
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Synthesis of Research and ...
However, there are no definite clinical clues to indicate that the fasciculation is benign or otherwise. Fasciculation occurring in small hand or foot muscles often causes movement of the digit, but this too can happen in benign fasciculation.
Andrew Eisen, Charles Krieger, 2006
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The Physiological Basis of Rehabilitation Medicine
The electrically recorded fasciculation potentials resultfromspontaneous dischargesof a whole or a portion of a motor unit. They areirregularin rhythm ( firingfrequency less than 5 Hz), form, voltage, and duration(seeFigure 115). Fasciculation ...
John A. Downey, Stanley J. Myers, Erwin G. Gonzalez, 1994
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Succinates: Advances in Research and Application: 2011 ...
The researchers concluded: “In patients for whom fasciculation is difficult to determine, the effects of a muscle relaxant should be objectively confirmed before electrical stimulation of the brain.” Matsumoto and colleagues published their study ...
‎2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FASCICULATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fasciculation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Health Focus: June is ALS Awareness Month
The patient will typically experience fasciculation, or involuntary quivering, of the affected muscles. (Because weakness and fatigue may be ... «Bristol Herald Courier, Jun 15»
2
From Tech Reporter to Silicon Valley Writer and Back Again
They call it fasciculation, the muscles just start spasming… I had my wife walk me out of the hospital. Four months later, my left shin is still numb ... «Wired, Jun 15»
3
Mike Porcaro of Toto dead at age 59
... swallowing or breathing twitching (fasciculation) and cramping of muscles, especially those in the hands and feet,impairment of the use of the ... «Examiner.com, Mar 15»
4
Dr Le Fanu's online health clinic, Friday 27th February 2015
... sporadic firing of the nerves known as Benign Fasciculation Syndrome. This should with luck improve spontaneously without the need for any ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
5
Clinical Review: Motor neurone disease
Isolated fasciculations in the absence of other symptoms or signs are likely to be due to benign cramp fasciculation syndrome. Primary ... «GP online, Jan 15»
6
What is ALS? The Real Challenge
In patients with bulbar ALS, early tongue fasciculation and pharyngeal muscle weakness may lead to an increased risk for aspiration. In classic ... «Brain Blogger, Dec 14»
7
Telemundo takes over Ottawa Curling Club
She has benign fasciculation syndrome which is a neurological disorder. "I've been a part of the TSN curling family since 1989. I have had 25 ... «Ottawa Sun, Dec 14»
8
Weaker by the day
... diagnosis of ALS” and that he had shown up at the hospital with “weakness in his legs along with intense fasciculation of his left thigh.”. «E Kantipur, Nov 14»
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Dr Le Fanu's online health clinic, Friday 14th November 2014
I was diagnosed in April with Benign Fasciculation and Cramping Syndrome at which time Motor Neuron Disease was eliminated. Whilst the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
10
New publications detail photonics advances by UT Arlington physics …
7 is called "Loop formation and self-fasciculation of cortical axon using photonic guidance at long working distance." It also builds on previous ... «Phys.Org, Nov 14»

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