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jactation

jactation

9.9
Severe restless tossing and twitching of the body in very ill people
  • noun
  • /ˌdʒækˈteɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : jactación
  • The patient's jactation was so severe that he required restraints for his safety.

Examples

  • In cases of high fever, jactation may be observed during the night.

  • She was suffering from severe jactation after the surgery.

  • Doctors noted persistent jactation in the report of the neurological symptoms.

  • The patient exhibited jactation during the night.

  • The patient's jactation was so severe that he required restraints for his safety.

  • In cases of high fever, jactation may be observed during the night.

  • Doctors noted persistent jactation in the report of the neurological symptoms.

Synonyms

jactitation
vsjactation
  • Specialized
9.9

Extreme body tossing and twitching seen in very sick patients

is the same meaning but is an alternative spelling

Antonyms

calm
52 1.0

A quiet, peaceful feeling that helps you stay steady

stillness
38 3.5

A time of complete quiet and no movement that feels calm

How Restless

convulsion
  • Specialized
20 7.3
jactation
  • Specialized
9.9
restlessness
12 3.8

Surface Forms

jactation singular
jactations plural

Morphology

jactation = jactate (opaque) = jact + ation

Although formed with the productive suffix '-ation', the root 'jact' (and the verb 'jactate') is obscure in modern English, so the meaning cannot be derived by an average learner.

Etymology

The word jactation comes from the Latin verb jactare, which means 'to toss' or 'throw'. You can see the same root in the common word eject ('to throw out'), so jactation describes the body being 'tossed' or twitching again and again.