Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hemiballism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hemibal-lism
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Ballism is a dramatic proximal ballistic flinging movement (see Chapter 21) that most commonly affects the limbs on one side of the body (hemiballism), but involvement in both legs (paraballism) or both sides of the body (biballism) has been reported."

Etymology

From hemi- + ballism.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hemi

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does hemiballism mean?: hemiballismus
Where does hemiballism come from?: From hemi- + ballism.

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