(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 4:14:54

Vel`li*ca"tion (?), [L. vellicatio.]

1.

The act of twitching, or of causing to twitch.

2. Med.

A local twitching, or convulsive motion, of a muscular fiber, especially of the face.

 

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