vellication noun. [vɛlɪ'keɪʃ(ǝ)n] Now rare or obsolete. E17.
[Latin vellicatio(n-), formed as VELLICATE: see -ATION.]
1. The action or process of irritating or tickling. E17.

2. An instance of this; a twitching or convulsive movement, esp. of a muscle or other part of the body. M17.

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