ballism
[ bal-iz-uhm ]
nounPathology.
a condition characterized by twisting, shaking, and jerking motions.
Origin of ballism
11955–60; <New Latin ballismus<Greek ballismós a jumping around, dancing, equivalent to báll(ein) to throw + -ismos-ism
- Also bal·lis·mus [ba-liz-muhs]. /bæˈlɪz məs/.
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