What does "vellicate" mean?
Vellicate: To twitch; to cause to twitch convulsively. Convulsions, arising from something vellicating a nerve in its extremity, are not very dangerous. Arbuthnot.
Additional senses
- 2.To move spasmodically; to twitch; as, a nerve vellicates.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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