Definition of Jactation

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

Exact synonyms: Jactitation
Generic synonyms: Queasiness, Restlessness, Uneasiness
Category relationships: Pathology
Derivative terms: Jactitate

Definition of Jactation

1. n. A throwing or tossing of the body; a shaking or agitation.

Definition of Jactation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Jactation

1. A throwing or tossing of the body; a shaking or agitation. Origin: L. Jactatio, fr. Jactare: af. F. Jactation. See Jactancy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jactation

Jacques Lipchitz
Jacques Loeb
Jacques Louis David
Jacques Lucien Monod
Jacques Marquette
Jacques Monod
Jacques Offenbach
Jacques Tati
Jacques Tatischeff
Jacques Yves Costeau
Jacquet's erythema
Jacquinia
Jacquinia armillaris
Jacquinia keyensis
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jactations
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jaculate
jaculated
jaculates
jaculating
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Jaculus
Jaculus jaculus
Jacuzzi

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