athetosis

[,æθə'tosɪs]
  • n. 指痉病;[内科] 手足徐动症

英英释义


1. a continuous succession of slow writing involuntary movements of the hands and feet and other body parts

英文词源


athetosis (n.)
1871, from Greek athetos "not fixed, without position or place, set aside" + -osis. Coined by U.S. nerve specialist William Alexander Hammond (1828-1900).