athetosis.

Slow, involuntary writhing movements, usually of the hands, fingers, or limbs.

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Words that belong together

• athetoid movements
• athetosis of the hands

On the page

The record described athetosis of the hands during the examination.

In the fiction, athetosis prevented the traveler from keeping the fingers still over the control.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.