Involuntary movement Crossword Clue

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Involuntary movement Crossword Answer

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TIC

(3 letters)

TWITCH

(6 letters)

Helpful Hints

(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
MOVEMENT (noun)
1. the act of changing location from one place to another
2. a euphemism for defecation

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

TIC
(3 letters)
TWITCH
(6 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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