athetosis

noun

a continuous succession of slow, writhing, involuntary movements of the hands and feet and other body parts

Roots

aa- · Greek · not, without tithenaithet- · Greek · to place, set (i.e. fixed position)osis-osis · Greek · condition, disease

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The word athetosis breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: a-, from Greek a (“not, without”); thet, from Greek tithenai (“to place, set (i.e. fixed position)”); and -osis, from Greek osis (“condition, disease”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.