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asterixes

asterixes is the plural of asterixis.

Meaning of asterixis

Noun

asterixis (countable and uncountable, plural asterixes)

  1. An abnormal muscular tremor characterized by involuntary jerking of the hands
    Synonyms:
    flapping tremor

Questions about asterixes

What is asterixes the plural of?
Asterixes is the plural of asterixis.

Words near asterixes in the dictionary

  1. asterismal
  2. asterisms
  3. asterite
  4. asterites
  5. asterix
  6. asterixes
  7. Asterixian
  8. asterixis
  9. asterless
  10. Asterley
  11. astern

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Adapted from Wiktionary: asterixes (page history and authors); asterixis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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