Athetosis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Athetosis \Ath`e*to"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? not fixed; 'a priv.
     + ? to set.] (Med.)
     A variety of chorea, marked by peculiar tremors of the
     fingers and toes.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  athetosis
       n : a continuous succession of slow writing involuntary
           movements of the hands and feet and other body parts