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athetosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
atheto-sis
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A series of involuntary writhing movements of the limbs, typically bilateral and symmetric and predominantly affecting the distal parts of the limbs.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄθετος (áthetos, “not fixed”), itself from τίθημι (títhēmi), + -osis.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *dʰeh₁-, ἄθετος

Usage

Inflected Forms

athetoses (plural)

Derived Forms

athetoid athetosic choreoathetosis

Questions

What does athetosis mean?
A series of involuntary writhing movements of the limbs, typically bilateral and symmetric and predominantly affecting the distal parts of the limbs.
Where does athetosis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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