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What is the noun for convulsive?

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convulsion
  1. (medicine) An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.
  2. An uncontrolled fit, as of laughter; a paroxysm.
  3. Violent turmoil.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Every thirty seconds or so a violent convulsion would shake her and she would tense then lie backwards, wheezing and moaning.”
      “This was a time of political and social convulsion throughout Europe.”
      “His left leg buckled on him, and the look of surprise on his face sent Cath into convulsions of laughter.”
convulsiveness
  1. The state or quality of being convulsive.
convulsionist
  1. One who has convulsions.
    1. (historical) One of a group of eighteenth-century fanatics in France who went into convulsions under the influence of religious emotion.
convulsionary
convulsionists
  1. plural of convulsionist
convulsionaries
  1. plural of convulsionary
convulsions
  1. plural of convulsion
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  3. Examples:
    1. “This reaction can include anxiety, agitation, muscle twitches, nausea, confusion and convulsions.”
      “Other therapeutic uses include management of convulsions, leprosy, and rheumatic pain.”
      “Tiger bone is used to treat arthritis and muscular atrophy, and rhino horn to treat fevers, convulsions, and delirium.”
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