- paroxysm: a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter"
- violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
- a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market"
- a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval
- (convulsive) affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; "convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements"
- (convulsive) resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent; "a convulsive rage"; "convulsive laughter"
- A convulsion is a medical condition where body muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body. Because a convulsion is often a symptom of an epileptic seizure, the term convulsion is sometimes used as a synonym for seizure. ...
- (Convulsions) Violent, involuntary contractions or series of contractions of the voluntary muscles.
- (Convulsions) Break a pot or dish in front of the child to drive away the demon of convulsions (Galicia; "Urquell," ii. 33). Prick the finger of the child with a needle, suck blood therefrom, spit thrice, and then put some of the mother's blood in the child's mouth (ib.).
- (Convulsions) cramps, neuropathy. (Infantile Convulsions when listed as cause of death for an infant).
- (Convulsions) violent body spasms; fits or seizures.
- Convulsions (symptom of alcohol poisoning)
- A sudden attack that causes a wide range of unusual movements, behaviors and sensations; caused by abnormal electrical activity in the cerebral hemispheres of the brain. Also called seizure.
- Is an older term used for a tonic-clonic seizure ('grand mal', fit and turn are also terms).
- A violent, involuntary contraction of an extensive group of muscles; distrubance of cerebral function (spider, scorpion envenomation).
- A seizure involving excessive and unusual muscle contractions, usually affecting both sides of the body.
- severe, involuntary muscle spasm, usually with loss of consciousness.
- A strong spasm or series of twitches of the face, body, arms or legs.
- A seizure characterized by stiffening of the body and jerking, excess salivation (foaming at the mouth), and loss of control of urine, followed by a period of confusion.
- Characteristical movement of flamenco dance, and significant within the action that displays the torso of the dancer. ...
- (also known as seizure or fit)