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noun • a painful and involuntary muscular contraction • (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel) | ||||||||
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noun • a local and habitual twitching especially in the face | ||||||||
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noun • the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery | ||||||||
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Updated: October 20, 2023
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