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"Convulse"
Keywords:
laughter
,
spasm
,
shake
,
violently
,
uncotrollably
Related Terms:
Convulsion
,
Convulsions
,
Atonic seizure
,
Cramp
,
Spasm
,
Petit mal seizure
,
Cataplexy
,
Seizures
,
Muscle spasm
,
Fit
,
Petit mal
,
Phantom limb pain
,
Clonic
,
Absence seizure
,
Myokymia
,
Grand mal
,
Complex partial seizure
,
Muscle cramps / twitching
,
Tonic-clonic seizure
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Tetany
,
Spasticity
,
Grand mal seizure
,
Seizure
,
Myopathy
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Flaccidity
,
Myoclonus
,
Dystonia
,
Debility
,
Twitch
,
Myotonia
,
Hypertonicity
,
Blepharospasm
,
Spasmodic dysphonia
,
Clonus
,
Tic
,
Atony
,
Muscle cramp
,
Spastic
,
Muscular dystrophy
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Catalepsy
,
Paroxysm
,
Amnesia
,
Hypotonia
,
Epilepsy
,
Asthenia
,
Epileptic seizure
,
Hemifacial spasm
,
Amyotrophy
,
Myofascial pain
,
Fasciculations
To contract violently and irregulary, as the muscular parts of an animal body; to shake with irregular spasms, as in excessive laughter, or in agony from grief or pain.
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To agitate greatly; to shake violently.
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make someone convulse with laughter; "The comedian convulsed the crowd"
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be overcome with laughter
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move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
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shake uncotrollably; "earthquakes convulsed the countryside"
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cause to contract; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles"
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contract involuntarily, as in a spasm; "The muscles in her face convulsed"
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