CONVULSION meaning: Involuntary, rapid muscle contractions; seizure

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Definitions from Wiktionary (convulsion)

▸ noun:  (medicine) An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.
▸ noun:  An uncontrolled fit, as of laughter; a paroxysm.
▸ noun:  Violent turmoil.
▸ noun:  Hysteric in nature.

Opposite:

calmness, tranquility, serenity, composure

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tonic, clonic, myoclonic, tonic-clonic, partial, more...

Phrases:

febrile convulsion, clonic convulsion, tonic convulsion, tetanic convulsion, central convulsion, more...

Adjectives:

great, violent, general, generalized, political, febrile, terrible, last, sudden, social, epileptic

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