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Meaning of ATHETOSIS

Pronunciation:  `athi'towsis

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a continuous succession of slow writing involuntary movements of the hands and feet and other body parts
 

ATHETOSIS is a 9 letter word that starts with A.

 

 See Also: nervous disorder, neurological disease, neurological disorder

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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.

 
Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: slow, involuntary movements of the hands and feet.
 

 

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