Usually means: Involuntary, slow, writhing muscle movements.
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We found 12 dictionaries that define the word athetoid:

General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. athetoid: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. athetoid: Collins English Dictionary
  3. athetoid: Wordnik
  4. athetoid: Wiktionary
  5. athetoid: Dictionary.com
  6. Athetoid: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. Athetoid: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Athetoid: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. athetoid: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. athetoid: Medical dictionary

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▸ adjective:  (medicine) characterised by athetosis

Similar:
amyotrophic, amyotropic, amyolotrophic, amylotrophic, hemiparkinsonian, choreoid, pseudostrabismic, volvular, fasciculating, ptosed, more...

Types:
dyskinetic, choreoathetoid, more...

Phrases:
athetoid movements, Athetoid cerebral palsy, more...

Adjectives:
spastic, choreo, young, severe, ataxic, more, frequent, deaf, involuntary, quadriplegic



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Similar:
amyotrophic, amyotropic, amyolotrophic, amylotrophic, hemiparkinsonian, choreoid, pseudostrabismic, volvular, fasciculating, ptosed, more...

Types:
dyskinetic, choreoathetoid, more...

Phrases:
athetoid movements, Athetoid cerebral palsy, more...

Adjectives:
spastic, choreo, young, severe, ataxic, more, frequent, deaf, involuntary, quadriplegic



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