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athetosis
[ ath-i-toh-sis ]
noun
Pathology.
- a condition, chiefly in children, of slow, involuntary, wormlike movements of the fingers, toes, hands, and feet, usually resulting from a brain lesion.
athetosis
/ ˌæθəˈəʊɪ /
noun
- pathol a condition characterized by uncontrolled rhythmic writhing movement, esp of fingers, hands, head, and tongue, caused by cerebral lesion
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Derived Forms
- ˈٳˌٴǾ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ٳe·ٴs ٳ··ٴdz· [ath-i-, tot, -ik], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of athetosis1
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of athetosis1
C19: from Greek athetos not in place, from a- 1+ tithenai to place
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More unusual is the rhythmical closing and opening of the hand, successively, of athetosis.
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Some degree of mental deficiency seems usually to accompany athetosis, even when uncomplicated by any other degenerating neurosis.
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The differential diagnosis of athetosis is generally easily made.
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The silly, dancing, posturing, wiry movements, and the facial distortion observed in Huntington's chorea would hardly be mistaken by a careful observer for athetosis.
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