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English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek α- (a-, “not”) + στήριξις (stḗrixis, “fixed position”) from Ancient Greek στηρίζω (stērízō, “make fast, fix,support”)
Noun
asterixis (countable and uncountable, plural asterixes)
- (pathology) An abnormal muscular tremor characterized by involuntary jerking of the hands
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