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| hem·i·bal·lis·mus [ hèmmi bə lísməss ] |
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spasms in one side of body: constant spasmodic movements on one side of the body, especially in people of an advanced age, caused by damage to part of the brain in the opposite side of the body
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| [< modern Latin< Greek hēmi- (see hemi-) < ballismos "jumping about" < ballein "throw"] |
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