ATHETOSIS

athetosis

(noun) a continuous succession of slow, writhing, involuntary movements of the hands and feet and other body parts

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

athetosis (countable and uncountable, plural athetoses)

(symptom) A series of involuntary writhing movements of the limbs, typically bilateral and symmetric and predominantly affecting the distal parts of the limbs.

Anagrams

• thiasotes

Source: Wiktionary


Ath`e*to"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)

Definition: A variety of chorea, marked by peculiar tremors of the fingers and toes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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