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Convulsions

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crampsnounA cramping of muscles, especially in the abdomen or uterus.
fitsnounFlexible Image Transport System is an open standard defining a digital file format useful for storage, transmission and processing of data: formatted as multi-dimensional arrays (for example a 2D image), or tables.
painsnounTrouble taken doing something; attention to detail; careful effort.
seizuresnounthe third and final studio album by Australian rock band Kisschasy, released through Below Par Records on 21 August 2009.
shocksnounA sudden, heavy impact.
upheavalsnounDisruptive change, from one state to another.
paroxysmsnoun(by extension) (countable) Chiefly followed by of: a sudden outburst of violent activity or feeling; also, the most severe part of an activity or incident; the climax.
tremorsa 1990 American monster horror film directed by Ron Underwood, produced by Brent Maddock and S. S. Wilson, written by Maddock, Wilson, and Underwood and starring Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, and Reba McEntire.
spasmsnounA sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ.
shuddersverb(intransitive) To shake nervously, often from fear or horror.
contractionsnoun(orthography) In the English language: a shortened form of a word, often with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe or a diacritical mark.
jerksnounA sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the human body.
twitchesnounA brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
throesnounviolent pangs of suffering
shakesnoun(colloquial) A fit of trembling or shivering.
clonusnoun(medicine) A muscular spasm with regular contractions.
rigorsnoun(medicine) A feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in body temperature.
contortionsnounThe act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especially oneself.
commotionnounAn agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
turmoilnounA state of great disorder or uncertainty.

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