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athetosis

/ath-i-toh-sis/US // ˌæθ ɪˈtoʊ sɪs //UK // (ˌæθəˈtəʊsɪs) //

痴呆症,脱发,缺氧症,脱发症

Related Words

palsy麻痹,麻痹症,震颤,麻痺spastic paralysis痉挛性瘫痪,痉挛性麻痹,痉挛性麻痺,痉挛性麻痹症

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Pathology.

    • : a condition, chiefly in children, of slow, involuntary, wormlike movements of the fingers, toes, hands, and feet, usually resulting from a brain lesion.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as incerebral palsy
Synonyms
bell's palsy钟氏麻痹,钟氏麻痹症,钟形麻痹,钟形麻痹症palsy麻痹,麻痹症,震颤,麻痺spastic paralysis痉挛性瘫痪,痉挛性麻痹,痉挛性麻痺,痉挛性麻痹症

Examples

  • The question may indeed be asked whether pseudo-athetosis and variable chorea are not really identical.

  • More unusual is the rhythmical closing and opening of the hand, successively, of athetosis.

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