| Pronunciation: | | `athi'towsis
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] a continuous succession of slow writing involuntary movements of the hands and feet and other body parts |
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ATHETOSIS is a 9 letter word that starts with A. |
| | See Also: | | nervous disorder, neurological disease, neurological disorder |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ath`e*to"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? not fixed; 'a priv.
+ ? to set.] (Med.)
A variety of chorea, marked by peculiar tremors of the
fingers and toes.
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Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | slow, involuntary movements of the hands and feet. |
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