JACTATION

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness

Synonyms:

jactation; jactitation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("jactation" is a kind of...):

queasiness; restlessness; uneasiness (inability to rest or relax or be still)

Domain category:

pathology (the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases)

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