ath·e·to·sis | \ ˌath-ə-ˈtō-səs 
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\ plural athetoses\ -ˌsēz \
\Medical Definition of athetosis
: a nervous disorder that is marked by continual slow movements especially of the extremities and is usually due to a brain lesion
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