jactitation

jactitation
jac·ti·ta·tion .jak-tə-'tā-shən n a tossing to and fro or jerking and twitching of the body or its parts: excessive restlessness esp. in certain psychiatric disorders
jac·ti·tate 'jak-tə-.tāt vt, -tat·ed; -tat·ing

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n.
restless tossing and turning of a person suffering from a severe disease, frequently one with a high fever.

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jac·ti·ta·tion (jak″tĭ-taґshən) [L. jactitatio; jactitare to toss] the tossing to and fro of a patient in acute disease.

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