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athetosis

/æθəˈtoʊsəs/
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Definitions of athetosis
  1. noun
    a continuous succession of slow, writhing, involuntary movements of the hands and feet and other body parts
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    type of:
    nervous disorder, neurological disease, neurological disorder
    a disorder of the nervous system
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