ATHETOSIS

Meaning of ATHETOSIS in English

[ ˌaθɪ'təʊsɪs ]

■ noun Medicine a condition in which abnormal muscle contraction causes involuntary writhing movements.

Derivatives

athetoid adjective

athetotic adjective

Origin

C19: from Gk athetos 'without position' + -osis .

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ATHETOSIS — ˌathəˈtōsə̇s noun ( plural atheto·ses -ōˌsēz) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek athetos + New Latin -osis : a nervous disorder …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ATHETOSIS — (n.) A variety of chorea, marked by peculiar tremors of the fingers and toes.
Английский словарь Webster
ATHETOSIS — ( n. ) A variety of chorea, marked by peculiar tremors of the fingers and toes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ATHETOSIS — — athetosic, athetotic /ath'i tot"ik/ , adj. /ath'i toh"sis/ , n. Pathol. a condition, chiefly in children, of slow, involuntary, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ATHETOSIS — n. disease which causes unintentional movement of the fingers and limbs
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ATHETOSIS — noun a variety of chorea, marked by peculiar tremors of the fingers and toes.
Webster English vocab
ATHETOSIS — slow, purposeless, and involuntary movements of the hands, feet, face, tongue, and neck (as well as other muscle groups). The …
Britannica English vocabulary
ATHETOSIS — athetosis BrE AmE ˌæθ ə ˈtəʊs ɪs -ɪ-, § -əs AmE -ˈtoʊs-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ATHETOSIS — noun repeated slow movements of the limbs, caused by a brain disorder such as cerebral palsy
English Dictionary of Medicine
ATHETOSIS — - athetosic idiocy
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DOUBLE ATHETOSIS — двойной атетоз, двусторонний атетоз
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ATHETOID — I. ˈathəˌtȯid adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary athet- (from New Latin athetosis ) + -oid : exhibiting or characteristic of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHOREOATHETOSIS — -ˌathəˈtōsə̇s noun Etymology: New Latin, from chorea + -o- + athetosis : a nervous disturbance marked by the involuntary purposeless …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ATHETOTIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|täd.ik adjective or ath·e·to·sic -|tōsik Etymology: athetotic from New Latin athetosis, after such pairs as New Latin hypnosis; English hypnotic; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ATHETOTIC — adj. of or pertaining to athetosis (disease characterized by unintentional movements of fingers and limbs)
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ATHETOSIC — adj. of athetosis (disease which causes unintentional movement of the fingers and limbs)
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ATHETOID — adj. of athetosis (disease characterized by unintentional movements of fingers and limbs)
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CEREBRAL PALSY — paralysis (loss of volitional control over a motor function) resulting from a brain disorder suffered either before or at birth …
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ILLNESS — n. 25B6; noun SICKNESS, disease, ailment, complaint, malady, affliction, infection, indisposition; ill health, poor health, infirmity; informal bug, virus; Brit. …
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ATHETOSIC IDIOCY — - athetosis атетоз, атетоидный гиперкинез
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