fasciculation [fah-sik″u-la´shun]
1. the formation of fascicles.
2. a small local involuntary muscular contraction visible under the skin, representing spontaneous discharge of anumber of fibers innervated by a single motor nerve filament.
REFERENCE: Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
1. the formation of fascicles.
2. a small local involuntary muscular contraction visible under the skin, representing spontaneous discharge of anumber of fibers innervated by a single motor nerve filament.
REFERENCE: Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.