Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or resembling athetosis: as, athetoid movements.
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- adjective medicine characterised by
athetosis
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Examples
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A young man with athetoid spastic cerebral palsy emailed me last week.
Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt » 2009 » February 2009
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Following such an impressive panel, I felt my athetoid-ism kick up another notch.
Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt » 2009 » November 2009
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With athetoid cerebral palsy, one body or another is in constant motion.
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I thought being in the same room as superstar speakers might cause me to panic even more; I was already feeling my athetoid cerebral palsy kicking in as my body began tightening.
Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt » 2009 » November 2009
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Just what this athetoid needs right now … sugar = even more shaky! b5 Advisory Board Q&A: blogosphere is changing, more specific/niche-oriented; twitter more liberating links are a social gesture friendfeed = decentralized moderation
Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt » 2008 » September 2008
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I knew my athetoid cerebral palsy would kick into high gear and my head control would vanish, leaving me bobbing for invisible apples.
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Does this specialist know anything about athetoid cerebral palsy?
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I have a three year old son … that has athetoid cp.
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I was sent for x-rays, which, with athetoid cerebral palsy and constant movement, is another story.
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It was quite some time before I was officially diagnosed with cerebral palsy, or more accurately, cerebral palsy athetoid quadriplegia.
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