hypsarrhythmia

n.

The abnormal and characteristically random electroencephalogram often found in babies with infantile spasms, associated with mental retardation.

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Other words from hypsarrhythmia

hyp′sar•rhyth′moid′ (-moid′) adj.

Words nearby hypsarrhythmia

hypoxia, hypoxic hypoxia, hypoxic nephrosis, hypozeugma, hypozeuxis, hypsarrhythmia, hypsilantis, hypso-, hypsochromic, hypsography, hypsometer
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