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festination

[fes-tuh-ney-shuh n]

noun Pathology.

a gait marked by an involuntary hurrying in walking, observed in certain nerve diseases.

Origin of festination

1530–40; < Latin festinātiōn- (stem of festinātiō) a hastening. See festinate, -ion

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British Dictionary definitions for festination

festination

noun

an involuntary quickening of gait, as in some persons with Parkinson's disease

Word Origin for festination

C16: from Latin festīnātiō, from festīnāre to hasten

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festination in Medicine

festination

[fĕs′tə-nā′shən]

n.

The acceleration of gait noted in Parkinsonism and similar disorders.

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