athetoses

Variant of athetosis

athetosis definition

ath·eto·sis (at̸h′ə tō′sis)

noun pl. athetoses -·ses (-sēz)

a muscular disorder characterized by continuous, slow, twisting motions of the hands, feet, etc., as in cerebral palsy

Related Forms:

  • athetoid ath′·etoid′ (-to̵id′) adjective or athetotic ath′·etot′ic (-tät′ik)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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