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ath⋅e⋅to⋅sis

  [ath-i-toh-sis]
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–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.
Origin:
1870–75; < Gk áthet(os) not placed (a- a- 6 + thetós, equiv. to the- (s. of tithénai to set, put) + -tos verbid suffix) + -osis

Related forms:
ath⋅e⋅to⋅sic, ath⋅e⋅tot⋅ic  [ath-i-tot-ik] , adjective
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Main Entry: ath·e·to·sis
Pronunciation: "ath-&-'tO-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ath·e·to·ses /-"sEz/
: a nervous disorder that is marked by continual slow movements especially of the extremities and is usually due to a brainlesion

Main Entry: ath·e·tot·ic
Pronunciation: "ath-&-'tät-ik
Variant: or ath·e·to·sic /-'tO-sik/
Function: adjective
: relating to athetosis : ATHETOID
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athetosis ath·e·to·sis (āth'ĭ-tō'sĭs)
n.
A constant succession of slow, writhing, involuntary movements of flexion, extension, pronation, and supination of fingers and hands, and sometimes of toes and feet.

ath'e·toid' or ath'e·to'sic or ath'e·tot'ic (-tŏt'ĭk) adj.

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