athetosis

[ ath-i-toh-sis ]
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nounPathology.
  1. a condition, chiefly in children, of slow, involuntary, wormlike movements of the fingers, toes, hands, and feet, usually resulting from a brain lesion.

Origin of athetosis

1
1870–75; <Greek áthet(os) not placed (a-a-6 + thetós, equivalent to the- (stem of tithénai to set, put) + -tos verbid suffix) + -osis

Other words from athetosis

  • ath·e·to·sic, ath·e·tot·ic [ath-i-tot-ik], /ˌæθ ɪˈtɒt ɪk/, adjective

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athetosis

/ (ˌæθəˈtəʊsɪs) /


noun
  1. pathol a condition characterized by uncontrolled rhythmic writhing movement, esp of fingers, hands, head, and tongue, caused by cerebral lesion

Origin of athetosis

1
C19: from Greek athetos not in place, from a- 1 + tithenai to place

Derived forms of athetosis

  • athetoid, adjective

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