Titubant
ʊˈbeɪ noun Pathology.
a disturbance of body equilibrium in standing or walking, resulting in an uncertain gait and trembling, especially resulting from diseases of the cerebellum.
Origin:
1635–45; < Latin titubātiōn- (stem of titubātiō) a staggering, equivalent to titubāt(us), past participle of titubāre to stagger + -iōn- -ion
1635–45; < Latin titubātiōn- (stem of titubātiō) a staggering, equivalent to titubāt(us), past participle of titubāre to stagger + -iōn- -ion
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titubation (ˌtɪtjʊˈbeɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a disordered gait characterized by stumbling or staggering, often caused by a lesion of the cerebellum |
| 2. | Also called: lingual titubation stuttering or stammering |
| [C17: from Latin titubātiō, from titubāre to reel] | |
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Titubant
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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titubation tit·u·ba·tion (tĭch'ə-bā'shən)
n.
The staggering or stumbling gait that is characteristic of certain nervous disorders.
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