Definition of Convulsions. Meaning of Convulsions. Synonyms of Convulsions

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Definition of Convulsions

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 Convulsions from wikipedia

- seizures result in convulsions, and not all convulsions are caused by epileptic seizures. Non-epileptic convulsions have no relation with epilepsy, and are...
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- 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...
- In neurourology, post-micturition convulsion syndrome (PMCS), also known informally as pee shivers or **** shivers, is the experience of shivering during...
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- impairment by a KCNQ2 C terminus mutation causing benign familial neonatal convulsions". J Biol Chem. 281 (1): 418–28. doi:10.1074/jbc.M510980200. PMID 16260777...
- is to cause convulsions are known as convulsants. Nerve agents such as sarin, which were developed as chemical weapons, produce convulsions as a major...
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- myoclonic convulsions of the entire body or several parts of the body in split seconds, and the legs in particular are bent (flexor muscle convulsions here...