asterixis

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek α- (a-, “not”) +‎ στήριξις (stḗrixis, “fixed position”) from Ancient Greek στηρίζω (stērízō, “make fast, fix,support”) === Noun === asterixis (countable and uncountable, plural asterixes) (pathology) An abnormal muscular tremor characterized by involuntary jerking of the hands ==== Synonyms ==== flapping tremor ==== Translations ====