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biballism en · NOUN

Etymology

From bi- + ballism.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Ballism that affects both sides of the body.
    • 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. 2012, Robert B. Daroff, Gerald M Fenichel, Joseph Jankovic, Neurology in Clinical Practice, →ISBN:
    • Rarely, it can occur bilaterally (biballism) or affect both legs (paraballism). 2017, Deborah A. Hall, Brandon R. Barton, Non-Parkinsonian Movement Disorders, →ISBN, page 55: