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athetosis

[ ath-i-toh-sis ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. a condition, chiefly in children, of slow, involuntary, wormlike movements of the fingers, toes, hands, and feet, usually resulting from a brain lesion.


athetosis

/ ˌæθəˈtəʊsɪs /

noun

  1. 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

  • ˈatheˌtoid, adjective
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Other Words From

  • athe·tosic ath·e·tot·ic [ath-i-, tot, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of athetosis1

1870–75; < Greek áthet ( os ) not placed ( a- a- 6 + thetós, equivalent to the- (stem of tithénai to set, put) + -tos verbid suffix) + -osis
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Word History and Origins

Origin of athetosis1

C19: from Greek athetos not in place, from a- 1+ tithenai to place
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Example Sentences

The question may indeed be asked whether pseudo-athetosis and variable chorea are not really identical.

More unusual is the rhythmical closing and opening of the hand, successively, of athetosis.

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