hemiballism

Etymology

From hemi- + ballism.

hemiballism means hemiballismus Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

hemiballismus“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.”