Meanings
noun
alternative figure-of-four
- medicineAn asymmetric tonic limb posture in which one arm is flexed and the other is extended, occuring in the early tonic phase of a focal or secondarily generalized seizure.
Origin
Since it often resembles the shape of the number 4.
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figure-of-4. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figure-of-4
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