FASCICULATION Definition & Meaning

fasciculation

[ fuh-sik-yuh-ley-shuhn ]

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First recorded in 1935–40; fasciculate + -ion

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Clinicians say almost everyone experiences muscle twitching, also called fasciculation, at one time or another – and it usually goes away on its own.

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My first symptoms from ALS were muscle twitching — called fasciculation — in my chest and back, along with muscle weakness in my right hand.

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