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ballismus

ballismus noun: a condition characterised by violent involuntary rapid and irregular movements.

Noun

ballismus (uncountable)

  1. A condition characterised by violent involuntary rapid and irregular movements.
    Synonyms:
    ballism

ballismus meaning in Tamil

ballismus in Tamil

வல்லசைவு

Synonyms of ballismus

Origin of ballismus

Ancient Greek βαλλισμός (ballismós, “jumping about”)

Words formed from ballismus

Questions about ballismus

What does ballismus mean?
Ballismus means a condition characterised by violent involuntary rapid and irregular movements.
What is ballismus in Tamil?
Ballismus in Tamil is வல்லசைவு. See Ballismus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ballismus?
Ballismus is a noun.

Words near ballismus in the dictionary

  1. Balliolites
  2. balliranoite
  3. Balliro
  4. Ballis
  5. ballism
  6. ballismus
  7. Ballisodare
  8. ballist
  9. ballista
  10. ballistae
  11. ballistarii

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ballismus (page history and authors); ballismus (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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