athetosis
pronunciation
How to pronounce athetosis in British English:
UK [ə'ðetəʊsɪs]
How to pronounce athetosis in American English:
US [ə'ðetoʊsɪs]
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- Noun:
- a continuous succession of slow writing involuntary movements of the hands and feet and other body parts
Word Origin
- athetosis (n.)
- 1871, from Greek athetos "not fixed, without position or place, set aside" + -osis. Coined by U.S. nerve specialist William Alexander Hammond (1828-1900).