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jactitation1

Definition of jactitation

noun

[mass noun] Medicine
  • the restless tossing of the body in illness.
  • the twitching of a limb or muscle.

Origin:

mid 17th century: expressive extension of earlier jactation 'restless tossing', from Latin jactare 'to throw'

jactitation in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of jactitation in the US English dictionary