Usually means: Involuntary, rapid muscle contractions; seizure.
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  1. convulsion: Merriam-Webster
  2. convulsion: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. convulsion: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. convulsion: Collins English Dictionary
  5. convulsion: Vocabulary.com
  6. Convulsion, convulsion: Wordnik
  7. convulsion: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. convulsion: Wiktionary
  9. convulsion: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. convulsion: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. convulsion: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. convulsion: Dictionary.com
  13. convulsion: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  14. Convulsion: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. Convulsion: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  16. convulsion: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  17. convulsion: Rhymezone
  18. Convulsion: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  19. convulsion: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  20. convulsion: FreeDictionary.org
  21. convulsion: Mnemonic Dictionary
  22. convulsion: TheFreeDictionary.com
  23. convulsion: Online Etymology Dictionary
  24. convulsion: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. convulsion: Legal dictionary

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  1. convulsion: Encyclopedia

Medicine (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. convulsion: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Convulsion: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. Johnson Bwby (No longer online)
  5. Convulsion: MedFriendly Glossary
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  9. convulsion: Medical dictionary
  10. Convulsion: Drug Medical Dictionary
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  1. Convulsion: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See convulsionary as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  (medicine) An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.
noun:  An uncontrolled fit, as of laughter; a paroxysm.
noun:  Violent turmoil.
noun:  Hysteric in nature.

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