Meanings
nounasterixis (countable and uncountable, plural asterixes)
plural asterixes
- countableuncountablemedicineAn abnormal muscular tremor characterized by involuntary jerking of the hands
Synonyms: flapping tremor
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn abnormal muscular tremor characterized by involuntary jerking of the hands
Similar
flapping tremor
Origin
- Ancient Greekστηρίζω“make fast, fix, support”
- Englishasterixis
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek α- (a-, “not”) + στήριξις (stḗrixis, “fixed position”) from Ancient Greek στηρίζω (stērízō, “make fast, fix, support”)
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French astérixis
- astérixisTranslations
German Asterixis
- AsterixisTranslations
Indonesian asteriksis
- asteriksisTranslations
Italian asterissi
- asterissiTranslations
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asterixis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asterixis
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“asterixis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asterixis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asterixis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asterixis.
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