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geste antagoniste

geste antagoniste noun: a gesture or position serving to interrupt dystonic symptoms.

Noun

geste antagoniste (plural gestes antagonistes)

  1. A gesture or position serving to interrupt dystonic symptoms.
    • Dystonia has some unique activation/deactivation features that can be recognized if appropriately looked for and serve as a basis for the diagnosis: gestes antagonistes (or sensory tricks), mirroring, and overflow.2012, Alberto Albanese, Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders, page 118
    • The geste antagoniste, the combination of a self-intended movement or posture and the elucidation of sensory effects in the patient, reduces cervical dystonia and dystonic neck tremor.2016, Hsin Fen Chien, Movement Disorders Rehabilitation, page 69

Forms of geste antagoniste

pluralgestes antagonistes

Origin of geste antagoniste

Borrowed from French geste antagoniste (literally “antagonising gesture”).

Questions about geste antagoniste

What does geste antagoniste mean?
Geste antagoniste means a gesture or position serving to interrupt dystonic symptoms.
What part of speech is geste antagoniste?
Geste antagoniste is a noun.
What is the plural of geste antagoniste?
The plural of geste antagoniste is gestes antagonistes.

Words near geste antagoniste in the dictionary

  1. gestatorial
  2. gestatorial chair
  3. gestatorial chairs
  4. gestators
  5. gestatory
  6. geste antagoniste
  7. gested
  8. gestes antagonistes
  9. Gestetner
  10. gestic
  11. gestical

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