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biballism

biballism noun: ballism that affects both sides of the body.

Noun

biballism (uncountable)

  1. Ballism that affects both sides of the body.
    • Ballism is a dramatic proximal ballistic flinging movement (see Chapter 21) that most commonly affects the limbs on one side of the body (hemiballism), but involvement in both legs (paraballism) or both sides of the body (biballism) has been reported.2012, Robert B. Daroff, Gerald M Fenichel, Joseph Jankovic, Neurology in Clinical Practice, →ISBN
    • Rarely, it can occur bilaterally (biballism) or affect both legs (paraballism).2017, Deborah A. Hall, Brandon R. Barton, Non-Parkinsonian Movement Disorders, →ISBN, page 55

Origin of biballism

From bi- + ballism.

Questions about biballism

What does biballism mean?
Biballism means ballism that affects both sides of the body.
What part of speech is biballism?
Biballism is a noun.

Words near biballism in the dictionary

  1. Bib.
  2. BIBA
  3. bibacious
  4. bibacities
  5. bibacity
  6. biballism
  7. biballs
  8. Biban Range
  9. bibanja
  10. Bibans
  11. bibasal

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