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asterixis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
as-ter-ix-is
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An abnormal muscular tremor characterized by involuntary jerking of the hands

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek α- (a-, “not”) + στήριξις (stḗrixis, “fixed position”) from Ancient Greek στηρίζω (stērízō, “make fast, fix, support”)

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

asterixes (plural)

Synonyms

flapping tremor

Questions

What does asterixis mean?
An abnormal muscular tremor characterized by involuntary jerking of the hands
Where does asterixis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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