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顔面痙攣 (がんめんけいれん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

顔がん面めん痙けい攣れん

Meanings

1

noun

facial spasm; facial tic

medicine

Medical term for involuntary muscle contractions in the face.

顔がん面めん痙けい攣れんの治ち療りょうにはボツリヌス注ちゅう射しゃが用もちいられることがある。
Botulinum toxin injections are sometimes used to treat facial spasms.
ストレスが原げん因いんで顔がん面めん痙けい攣れんが起おこることもあります。
Facial spasms can also be caused by stress.

Kanji

顔face, expression
面mask, face, features
痙have a cramp
攣

crooked, bent

Similar words

痙けい攣れん
General term for convulsions or spasms anywhere in the body; 顔面痙攣 specifies the face.
チック
Common loanword for a tic, often used in everyday language; 顔面痙攣 is the formal medical term.

Written forms

顔がん面めん痙けい攣れん
Standard medical kanji spelling.
顔がん面めんけいれん
Mixed kana spelling, sometimes used for readability.

Etymology

Compound of 顔面 (face) and 痙攣 (spasm, convulsion).