Convulsion vs Tic - What's the difference?
convulsion | tic |
(medicine) An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.
An uncontrolled fit, as of laughter; a paroxysm.
Violent turmoil.
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To exhibit a tic; to undergo convulsive muscle movements.
As nouns the difference between convulsion and tic
is that convulsion is an intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction while tic is a local and habitual convulsive motion of certain muscles.As a verb tic is
to exhibit a tic; to undergo convulsive muscle movements.As an initialism TIC is
tourist Information Centre.convulsion
English
Noun
(en noun)- Earthquakes and convulsions of nature shake Earth on a regular basis.
Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):
- In a convulsion that has caught many in Brazil and beyond by surprise, waves of protesters denounced their leaders for dedicating so many resources to cultivating Brazil’s global image by building stadiums for international events, when basic services like education and health care remain woefully inadequate.
