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Vellication [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. The act of twitching, or of causing to twitch.

2. A twitching or convulsive motion of a muscular fiber.

Vellication Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The act of twitching, or of causing to twitch.

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