Biballism
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Ballism that affects both sides of the body. uncountable
"Ballism is a dramatic proximal ballistic flinging movement (see Chapter 21) that most commonly affects the limbs on one side of the body (hemiballism), but involvement in both legs (paraballism) or both sides of the body (biballism) has been reported."
Example
More examples"Ballism is a dramatic proximal ballistic flinging movement (see Chapter 21) that most commonly affects the limbs on one side of the body (hemiballism), but involvement in both legs (paraballism) or both sides of the body (biballism) has been reported."
Etymology
From bi- + ballism.
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