athetoid
- a word derived from athetosis.
Example Sentences
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Vicky was diagnosed with both quadriplegic and athetoid cerebral palsy at birth, and Sarah, the eldest of four siblings, recalls early life being a "constant battle".
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Ellingen, 37, has athetoid spastic cerebral palsy because of complications at birth.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2022
He was a victim of the athetoid type of cerebral palsy, marked by almost continual jerky movements that are worsened whenever the victim tries to execute the simplest task.
From Time Magazine Archive
The athetoid movements of the toes correspond to those of the fingers in point of action.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
She frequently complained of headache, and when she was exceedingly irritable and violent all the athetoid movements would be intensified.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
