Definition of Convulsion. Meaning of Convulsion. Synonyms of Convulsion

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Definition of Convulsion

Convulsion
Convulsion Con*vul"sion, n. [L. convulsio: cf. F. convulsion.] 1. (Med.) An unnatural, violent, and unvoluntary contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body. 2. Any violent and irregular motion or agitation; a violent shaking; a tumult; a commotion. Those two massy pillars, With horrible convulsion, to and fro He tugged, he shook, till down they came. --Milton. Times of violence and convulsion. --Ames. Syn: Agitation; commotion; tumult; disturbance.

Meaning of Convulsion from wikipedia

- typically include convulsions, the term convulsion is often used as a synonym for seizure. However, not all epileptic seizures result in convulsions, and not all...
- In neurourology, post-micturition convulsion syndrome (PMCS), also known informally as pee shivers or **** shivers, is the experience of shivering during...
- A febrile seizure, also known as a fever fit or febrile convulsion, is a seizure ****ociated with a high body temperature but without any serious underlying...
- Catamenial epilepsy is a form of epilepsy in women where seizures are exacerbated during certain phases of the menstrual cycle. In rare cases, seizures...
- Infantile convulsions and c****oathetosis (ICCA) syndrome is a neurological genetic disorder with an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance. It is characterized...
- have shown no positive benefit, and significant side effects, including convulsion, depressed respiration, and death. Cow's urine can also be a source of...
- have convulsions. Typically this happens only irregularly and then only for a few seconds, and not more than a few minutes at the most. Convulsions are...
- epileptic encephalopathy", "infantile myoclonic encephalopathy", "jackknife convulsions", "m****ive myoclonia" and "Salaam spasms". The term "infantile spasms"...
- initially released in 1990 through French independent label Intellectual Convulsion and reissued in 1992 by Century Media. Eyehategod was formed in 1988 and...
- psychiatric treatment where a generalized seizure (without muscular convulsions) is electrically induced to manage refractory mental disorders. Typically...