English Explanatory Dictionary

asterixis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An abnormal muscular tremor characterized by involuntary jerking of the hands

Word forms

asterixis asterixes

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek α- (a-, “not”) + στήριξις (stḗrixis, “fixed position”) from Ancient Greek στηρίζω (stērízō, “make fast, fix,support”)

Synonyms

flapping tremor
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