Athetesis

/əˈθiːtəsɪs/ noun

Definition

A medical condition characterized by involuntary, writhing movements of the limbs, often caused by brain damage or neurological disorders.

Etymology

From Greek 'athetos' (not placed, not set), referring to movements that seem uncontrolled and unplaced. The term emerged in neurology during the 19th century as physicians classified movement disorders.

Kelly Says

The Greek root 'athetos' (not placed) perfectly captures what's happening—the person's limbs are moving but seem 'not placed' under their control, like a puppet with tangled strings!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አት Heist
a-the-sis
ARالعربية
أثيس
a-thees
BNবাংলা
অথেসিস
a-the-sis
CACatalà
athetesis
a-the-tesis
CSČeština
athetesis
a-the-tesis
DADansk
athetesis
a-the-tesis
DEDeutsch
Athesis
a-the-sis
ELΕλληνικά
αθέσις
a-the-sis
ESEspañol
athesis
a-the-sis
FAفارسی
اتhesis
a-the-sis
FISuomi
athetesis
a-the-tesis
FRFrançais
athèse
a-the-z
GUGU
અથેસિસ
a-the-sis
HAHA
athetesis
a-the-tesis
HEעברית
אתיז
a-theez
HIहिन्दी
अथेसिस
a-the-sis
HUMagyar
athetesis
a-the-tesis
IDBahasa Indonesia
athetesis
a-the-tesis
IGIG
athetesis
a-the-tesis
ITItaliano
athesis
a-the-sis
JA日本語
アテシス
a-te-sis
KKKK
атезис
a-te-zis
KMKM
អាធេស
a-the-s
KO한국어
아테시스
a-te-sis
MRMR
अथेसिस
a-the-sis
MSBahasa Melayu
athetesis
a-the-tesis
MYမြန်မာ
အသေစစ်
a-the-sis
NLNederlands
athetesis
a-the-tesis
NONorsk
athetesis
a-the-tesis
PAPA
ਅਥੇਸਿਸ
a-the-sis
PLPolski
athetesis
a-the-tesis
PTPortuguês
athesis
a-the-sis
RORomână
athetesis
a-the-tesis
RUРусский
атезис
a-te-zis
SVSvenska
athetesis
a-the-tesis
SWKiswahili
athetesis
a-the-tesis
TAதமிழ்
அத்தேசிஸ்
a-tha-the-sis
TEతెలుగు
అథేసిస్
a-the-sis
THไทย
แอเธซิส
a-e-the-sis
TLTL
athetesis
a-the-tesis
TRTürkçe
athetesis
a-the-tesis
UKУкраїнська
атезис
a-te-zis
URاردو
اثیس
a-thees
VITiếng Việt
athetesis
a-the-tesis
YOYO
athetesis
a-the-tesis
ZH中文
阿特西斯
a-te-si-si
ZUZU
athetesis
a-the-tesis

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