Involuntary muscular contraction Crossword Clue

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Involuntary muscular contraction Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
2. (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

INVOLUNTARY (adjective)
1. not subject to the control of the will
2. controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control
CONTRACTION (noun)
1. the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
2. (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

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