JACTITATION


Meaning of JACTITATION in English

[ ˌdʒaktɪ'teɪʃ(ə)n ]

■ noun Medicine restless tossing or twitching of the body.

Origin

C17: expressive extension of earlier jactation , from L. jactare 'to throw'.

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