Jactitation (medicine)

In medicine, jactitation (sometimes jactation) is a restless tossing in bed, seen in severe fevers and certain mental disorders;[1] or more generally a tossing to and fro or jerking and twitching of the body.[2] It derives ultimately from the Latin jactitare, to toss about.[1]

References
  1. Collins English Dictionary (10th ed.). Collins. 2009.
  2. "Mirriam-Webster". Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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