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hemiballismus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hemibal-lis-mus
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rare movement disorder with involuntary flinging motions of the extremities on one side of the body.

Uncountable

Etymology

From hemi- + ballismus.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

hemiballism (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

ballism ballismus

Questions

What does hemiballismus mean?
A rare movement disorder with involuntary flinging motions of the extremities on one side of the body.
Where does hemiballismus come from?
From hemi- + ballismus.

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