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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
athetosis /ˌaθɪˈtəʊsɪs/

▶noun Medicine a condition in which abnormal muscle contraction causes involuntary writhing movements.

– derivatives
athetoid adjective,
athetotic adjective.

– origin C19: from Gk athetos ‘without position’ + -osis.

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