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hemiballismus

hemiballismus noun: a rare movement disorder with involuntary flinging motions of the extremities on one side of the body.

Noun

hemiballismus (uncountable)

  1. A rare movement disorder with involuntary flinging motions of the extremities on one side of the body.

Forms of hemiballismus

alternative formhemiballism

Origin of hemiballismus

From hemi- + ballismus.

Questions about hemiballismus

What does hemiballismus mean?
Hemiballismus means a rare movement disorder with involuntary flinging motions of the extremities on one side of the body.
What part of speech is hemiballismus?
Hemiballismus is a noun.

Words near hemiballismus in the dictionary

  1. hemiataxia
  2. hemiatrophies
  3. hemiatrophy
  4. hemiazygos
  5. hemiballism
  6. hemiballismus
  7. hemibiotroph
  8. hemibiotrophic
  9. hemibiotrophs
  10. hemibiotrophy
  11. hemiblock

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