Definition
The same as ballism; involuntary violent movements of limbs caused by neurological damage, particularly in the subthalamic nucleus.
Etymology
From Latin and Greek 'ballismus,' the Latinized medical form of Greek 'ballein' (to throw). The '-us' ending makes it a medical noun in the Greek-Latin tradition.
Kelly Says
Doctors sometimes use both 'ballism' and 'ballismus' interchangeably, showing how medical language keeps both Greek and Latin versions—it's like keeping both names for a species.
Translations
ARالعربية
بَالِيزِم
ba-li-zim
BNবাংলা
ব্যালিসম
ba-li-som
CACatalà
ballisme
bal-ism
CSČeština
ballismus
bal-i-smus
DADansk
ballismus
bal-li-smus
DEDeutsch
Ballismus
bal-i-mus
ELΕλληνικά
βαλλισμός
val-lis-mos
ESEspañol
ballismo
bal-i-smo
FAفارسی
باللیسم
ba-li-sim
FISuomi
ballismus
bal-li-smus
FRFrançais
ballisme
bal-ism
HAHA
ballismus
ba-li-smus
HIहिन्दी
बैलिसम
ba-li-sam
HUMagyar
ballismus
bal-li-smus
IDBahasa Indonesia
ballismus
bal-li-smu
IGIG
bàlìsìsmu
ba-li-si-smu
ITItaliano
ballismo
bal-li-smo
JA日本語
ボールイズム
bo-ru-izu-mu
MSBahasa Melayu
balismus
ba-li-smus
MYမြန်မာ
ဘလီစမ်
ba-li-sam
NLNederlands
ballismus
bal-li-smus
NONorsk
ballismus
bal-li-smus
PLPolski
ballismus
bal-i-smus
PTPortuguês
ballismo
bal-i-smo
RORomână
ballismus
bal-i-smus
RUРусский
баллизм
ballizm
SVSvenska
ballismus
bal-li-smus
SWKiswahili
ballismus
ba-li-smus
TAதமிழ்
பல்லிசம்
pal-li-sam
TEతెలుగు
బల్లీజం
bal-li-jam
THไทย
บอลลิสม
baal-li-sam
TLTL
ballismus
ba-li-smus
TRTürkçe
ballizm
bal-lizm
UKУкраїнська
балізм
balizm
VITiếng Việt
ballismus
ba-li-smu
ZUZU
ballismus
ba-li-smus