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View synonyms for athetosis
athetosis
[ ath-i-toh-sis ]
noun
, Pathology.
- a condition, chiefly in children, of slow, involuntary, wormlike movements of the fingers, toes, hands, and feet, usually resulting from a brain lesion.
athetosis
/ ˌæθəˈtəʊsɪs /
noun
- pathol a condition characterized by uncontrolled rhythmic writhing movement, esp of fingers, hands, head, and tongue, caused by cerebral lesion
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Derived Forms
- ˈatheˌtoid, adjective
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Other Words From
- athe·tosic ath·e·tot·ic [ath-i-, tot, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of athetosis1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of athetosis1
C19: from Greek athetos not in place, from a- 1+ tithenai to place
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Example Sentences
The question may indeed be asked whether pseudo-athetosis and variable chorea are not really identical.
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More unusual is the rhythmical closing and opening of the hand, successively, of athetosis.
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