Definition of convulsive

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Convulsive (a.) Producing, or attended with, convulsions or spasms; characterized by convulsions; convulsionary..

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Vellicate :: Vellicate (v. t.) To twitch; to cause to twitch convulsively.
Gasp :: Gasp (v. i.) To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire convulsively; to pant violently..
Sob :: Sob (v. i.) To sigh with a sudden heaving of the breast, or with a kind of convulsive motion; to sigh with tears, and with a convulsive drawing in of the breath..
Kink :: Kink (n.) A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter..
Start :: Start (n.) A convulsive motion, twitch, or spasm; a spasmodic effort..
Rigor :: Rigor (n.) A sense of chilliness, with contraction of the skin; a convulsive shuddering or tremor, as in the chill preceding a fever..
Anticonvulsive :: Anticonvulsive (a.) Good against convulsions.
Choreic :: Choreic (a.) Of the nature of, or pertaining to, chorea; convulsive..
Chill :: Chill (n.) A sensation of cold with convulsive shaking of the body, pinched face, pale skin, and blue lips, caused by undue cooling of the body or by nervous excitement, or forming the precursor of some constitutional disturbance, as of a fever..
Subsumable :: Subsultus (n.) A starting, twitching, or convulsive motion..
Clonic :: Clonic (a.) Having an irregular, convulsive motion..
Convulsively :: Convulsively (adv.) in a convulsive manner.
Sobbing :: Sobbing (n.) A series of short, convulsive inspirations, the glottis being suddenly closed so that little or no air enters into the lungs..
Sob :: Sob (n.) The act of sobbing; a convulsive sigh, or inspiration of the breath, as in sorrow..
Gasp :: Gasp (n.) The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath.
Tic :: Tic (n.) A local and habitual convulsive motion of certain muscles; especially, such a motion of some of the muscles of the face; twitching; velication; -- called also spasmodic tic..
Thwarter :: Thwarter (n.) A disease in sheep, indicated by shaking, trembling, or convulsive motions..
Vellication :: Vellication () A local twitching, or convulsive motion, of a muscular fiber, especially of the face..
Crispation :: Crispation (n.) A very slight convulsive or spasmodic contraction of certain muscles, external or internal..
Chorea :: Chorea (n.) St. Vitus's dance; a disease attended with convulsive twitchings and other involuntary movements of the muscles or limbs.
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