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asterixis

asterixis noun: an abnormal muscular tremor characterized by involuntary jerking of the hands.

Noun

asterixis (countable and uncountable, plural asterixes)

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

asterixis meaning in Indonesian

asterixis in Indonesian

Translations
asteriksis

Synonyms of asterixis

  • flapping tremor

Forms of asterixis

pluralasterixes

Origin of asterixis

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek α- (a-, “not”) + στήριξις (stḗrixis, “fixed position”) from Ancient Greek στηρίζω (stērízō, “make fast, fix, support”)

Questions about asterixis

What does asterixis mean?
Asterixis means an abnormal muscular tremor characterized by involuntary jerking of the hands.
What is asterixis in Indonesian?
Asterixis in Indonesian is asteriksis. See Asterixis meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is asterixis?
Asterixis is a noun.
What is the plural of asterixis?
The plural of asterixis is asterixes.

Words near asterixis in the dictionary

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

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