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athetosis

ath·et·o·sis [ àthə tṓssiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
involuntary movements: a condition characterized by involuntary slow movements of the fingers, toes, hands, and feet and usually caused by a brain lesion

[Late 19th century. < Greek athetos "without a place" < tithenai "to place"]
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