ath|e|to|sis

ath|e|to|sis
ath|e|to|sis «ATH uh TOH sihs», noun.
a condition, usually affecting children, characterized by constant, slow, involuntary movements of the hands and fingers, and of the toes and feet.
[< Greek áthetos not fixed + English -osis]

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