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athetosis

[ath-i-toh-sis] / ˌæθ ɪˈtoʊ sɪs /
NOUN
cerebral palsy
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More unusual is the rhythmical closing and opening of the hand, successively, of athetosis.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

The differential diagnosis of athetosis is generally easily made.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

The silly, dancing, posturing, wiry movements, and the facial distortion observed in Huntington's chorea would hardly be mistaken by a careful observer for athetosis.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

So-called post-hemiplegic chorea is, in the opinion of both Hammond and Gray, simply athetosis.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)




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