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titubation

[ tich-oo-bey-shuh n ]
/ ˌtɪtʃ ʊˈbeɪ ʃən /
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noun Pathology.

a disturbance of body equilibrium in standing or walking, resulting in an uncertain gait and trembling, especially resulting from diseases of the cerebellum.

RELATED WORDS

rotation, involution, wheeling, volution

Nearby words

  1. tittivate,
  2. tittle,
  3. tittle-tattle,
  4. tittup,
  5. titty,
  6. titular,
  7. titularity,
  8. titularly,
  9. titulary,
  10. titulus

Origin of titubation

1635–45; < Latin titubātiōn- (stem of titubātiō) a staggering, equivalent to titubāt(us), past participle of titubāre to stagger + -iōn- -ion
Related formstit·u·bant [tich-oo-buh nt] /ˈtɪtʃ ʊ bənt/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for titubation

titubation

/ (ˌtɪtjʊˈbeɪʃən) /

noun pathol

a disordered gait characterized by stumbling or staggering, often caused by a lesion of the cerebellum
Also called: lingual titubation stuttering or stammering

Word Origin for titubation

C17: from Latin titubātiō, from titubāre to reel
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Medicine definitions for titubation

titubation

[ tĭch′ə-bā′shən ]

n.

The staggering or stumbling gait that is characteristic of certain nervous disorders.
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