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Meaning of "athetosis" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ATHETOSIS

From Greek athetos not in place, from a-1 + tithenai to place.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ATHETOSIS

athetosis  [ˌæθəˈtəʊsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ATHETOSIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Athetosis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ATHETOSIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Athetosis

Athetosis is a symptom characterized by slow, involuntary, convoluted, writhing movements of the fingers, hands, toes, and feet and in some cases, arms, legs, neck and tongue. Movements typical of athetosis are sometimes called athetoid movements. Lesions to the brain are most often the direct cause of the symptoms, particularly to the corpus striatum. This symptom does not occur alone and is often accompanied by the symptoms of cerebral palsy, as it is often a result of this disease. Treatments for athetosis are not very effective, and in most cases are simply aimed at the uncontrollable movement, rather than the cause itself.

Definition of athetosis in the English dictionary

The definition of athetosis in the dictionary is a condition characterized by uncontrolled rhythmic writhing movement, esp of fingers, hands, head, and tongue, caused by cerebral lesion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ATHETOSIS


apoptosis
ˌæpəpˈtəʊsɪs
asbestosis
ˌæsbɛsˈtəʊsɪs
carcinomatosis
ˌkɑːsɪˌnəʊməˈtəʊsɪs
endocytosis
ˌɛndəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs
exocytosis
ˌɛksəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs
halitosis
ˌhælɪˈtəʊsɪs
hyperkeratosis
ˌhaɪpəˌkɛrəˈtəʊsɪs
keratosis
ˌkɛrəˈtəʊsɪs
ketosis
kɪˈtəʊsɪs
kurtosis
kəˈtəʊsɪs
leucocytosis
ˌluːkəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs
lymphocytosis
ˌlɪmfəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs
mitosis
maɪˈtəʊsɪs
myxomatosis
ˌmɪksəməˈtəʊsɪs
neurofibromatosis
ˌnjʊərəʊˌfaɪbrəməˈtəʊsɪs
parasitosis
ˌpærəsɪˈtəʊsɪs
phagocytosis
ˌfæɡəsaɪˈtəʊsɪs
proptosis
prɒpˈtəʊsɪs
ptosis
ˈtəʊsɪs
steatosis
ˌstɪəˈtəʊsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ATHETOSIS

atheoretical
atheous
atherine
athermancy
athermanous
atherogenesis
atherogenic
atheroma
atheromata
atheromatous
atheroscleroses
atherosclerosis
atherosclerotic
Atherton
athetesis
athetise
athetize
athetoid
athetosic
athetotic

WORDS THAT END LIKE ATHETOSIS

actinic keratosis
agranulocytosis
amitosis
athrocytosis
chondromatosis
dermatophytosis
diagnosis
erythroblastosis
exostosis
gliomatosis
hemochromatosis
hyperostosis
leukocytosis
lipomatosis
macrocytosis
metasomatosis
onychocryptosis
papillomatosis
pinocytosis
spherocytosis
synostosis

Synonyms and antonyms of athetosis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «athetosis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ATHETOSIS

Find out the translation of athetosis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of athetosis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «athetosis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

手足徐动症
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

atetosis
570 millions of speakers

English

athetosis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

athetosis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كنع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

атетоз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

atetose
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

athetosic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

athétose
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Athetosic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Athetose
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アテトーシス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

athetosis
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Athetosic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

athetosis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

athetosic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Athetosic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

atetoik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

atetosi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

atetozy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

атетоз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

atetoză
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

athetosis
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

athetose
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

atetos
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

athetosis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of athetosis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ATHETOSIS»

The term «athetosis» is regularly used and occupies the 97.837 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ATHETOSIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «athetosis» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «athetosis» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about athetosis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ATHETOSIS»

Discover the use of athetosis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to athetosis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cerebral Palsy
dally at the metacarpal phalangeal joint. The muscles tend to be hypertrophic, although less so than with dystonia where the maximum contraction is held for a longer period of time. In athetosis, there is a large amount of motion but the muscle ...
Freeman Miller, 2005
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Clinical Neurology for Psychiatrists
It sits at one end of a spectrum—athetosis, choreoathe- tosis, chorea, and hemiballismus—of progressively greater and more irregular movements distinguishable primarily by their clinical features. In a potentially confusing aspect, additional ...
David Myland Kaufman, 2007
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Rapid Assessment: A Flowchart Guide to Evaluating Signs and ...
Athetosis, an extrapyramidal sign, is characterized by slow, continuous, twisting, involuntary movements. Typically, these movements involve the face, neck, and distal extremities, such as the forearm, wrist, and hand. Facial grimaces, jaw and  ...
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004
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Principles and Practice of Pediatric Neurosurgery
It is important to remember that children may have more than one movement disorder, for example, many children with CP have spasticity associated with dystonia or athetosis. The pathophysiology of pediatric movement disorders was  ...
A. Leland Albright, Ian F. Pollack, 2011
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Clinical Management of Sensorimotor Speech Disorders
Chorea, myoclonus, tic disorders, and ballismus are the most common of the quick forms, and athetosis, tardive dyskinesia, and dystonia are the most common of the slow forms. Tremor may co-occur with any of the aforementioned forms, ...
Malcolm R. McNeil, 2011
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The Encyclopedia of Parkinson's Disease
athetosis 27 cal or bilateral (present equally on both sides of the body), the condition responsible is not likely to be Parkinson's disease. As Parkinson's disease progresses and more of the brain becomes affected, symptoms begin to affect ...
Anthony D. Mosley, Deborah S. Romaine, Ali Samii, 2010
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Medical Diagnosis: Special Diagnosis of Internal Medicine
However, the signs of such a disturbance are by no means entirely absent in the clinical picture of athetosis; the muscular unrest may also, the same as in chorea, be intensified by involuntary movements and may cease entirely during sleep.
Wilhelm Olivier von Leube, Julius Lincoln Salinger, 1904
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DeJong's The Neurologic Examination
ATHETOSIS. In athetosis (Hammond's disease), the hyperkinesias are slower, more sustained, and larger in amplitude than those in chorea. They are involuntary, irregular, coarse, somewhat rhythmic ...
William W. Campbell, 2012
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Geriatric Rehabilitation Manual
Athetosis is mostly observed when it involves muscles of the extremities but it can also involve muscles of the face and postural muscles of the trunk. It is typically bilateral and symmetrical and may be associated with dystonic postures, chorea  ...
Timothy L. Kauffman, John O. Barr, Michael L. Moran, 2007
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Dysarthria: A Physiological Approach to Assessment and Treatment
10.2 SLOW HYPERKINESIAS The three major conditions included in this category of hyperkinesias are athetosis, dyskinesia and dystonia. Whereas the abnormal involuntary movements associated with quick hyperkinesias are unsustained, ...
B. E. Murdoch, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ATHETOSIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term athetosis is used in the context of the following news items.
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Birth injury series - jaundice and kernicterus
Athetosis and/or chorea: A baby/child may have unbalanced involuntary movements. Their muscle tone may not seem right and they may ... «Lexology, Jun 15»
2
FDA Issues Exemption From Premarket Notification for Electric …
The device is used to provide stability for patients with athetosis (involuntary spasms) and to alter postural positions. FDA is publishing this notice to obtain ... «Targeted News Service, Jun 15»
3
Holland native Chris Klein nominated as a 'Local Hero'
However, being born with athetosis cerebral palsy, moving has been difficult. Klein — a Hope College graduate majoring in kinesiology while ... «Holland Sentinel, May 15»
4
Tremors can vary in severity and need for medical treatment
There are various types and two of the more common are chorea which is a quick flicking movement of the hand and fingers, and athetosis ... «Ravalli Republic, Dec 14»
5
Salman Khan meets a special fan!
Salman has recently posted a picture on his Instagram and Facebook page with Hemlata who suffers from cerebral palsy (athetosis) but after ... «Bollywood Life, Dec 14»
6
Journalism gives voice to student with cerebral palsy
They simply could not see the things I could do, but rather [focused on] the fact I was non-verbal and had cerebral palsy athetosis. … During this ... «USA TODAY, Jul 14»
7
Still Several Reasons To Remain Long Amarantus
... dystonia (sustained muscle contraction, abnormal posture), and athetosis (involuntary convoluted movements). It is most common at times of ... «Seeking Alpha, Apr 14»
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ITU announces qualification criteria for triathlon Paralympic debut at …
Athletes with hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis, limb deficiency, impaired passive range of movement, impaired muscle power or vision impairment ... «Insidethegames.biz, Jan 14»
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Amarantus Licenses Phase 2b Ready Eltoprazine For PD-LID …
... dystonia (sustained muscle contraction, abnormal posture), and athetosis (involuntary convoluted movements). It is most common at times of ... «Seeking Alpha, Jan 14»
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Lifestyle, work pressure causing brain hemorrhage among youth
... of the brain responsible for involuntary movements such as tremors, athetosis, and chorea). He had to be conservatively managed for weeks, ... «Daily News & Analysis, Aug 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Athetosis [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/athetosis>. Apr 2024 ».
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