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Noun: athetosis  ,a-thi'tow-sis
  1. A continuous succession of slow, writhing, involuntary movements of the hands and feet and other body parts
    "The patient's athetosis made it difficult for them to perform fine motor tasks"

Type of: nervous disorder, neurological disease, neurological disorder

Encyclopedia: Athetosis