also: あてとーじす
noun
athetosis
Medical term for a movement disorder characterized by slow, involuntary, writhing movements, often of the hands and feet.
アテトーシスは脳性麻痺の症状の一つとして現れることがある。
Athetosis can appear as one of the symptoms of cerebral palsy.
Standard katakana spelling for the medical term.
Alternate spelling reflecting a different transliteration of the original term.
From English 'athetosis', ultimately from Greek 'athetos' (not fixed).