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ballismus (medicine) and Marchand's adrenals (medicine)


ballismus (medicine)


ballismus


A type of involuntary movement affecting the proximal limb musculature, manifested as jerking, flinging movements of the extremity; caused by a lesion of or near the contralateral subthalamic nucleus. Usually only one side of the body is involved, resulting in hemiballismus.

Synonym: ballism.

Origin: G. Ballismos, a jumping about


Marchand's adrenals (medicine)


Marchand's adrenals
Small collections of accessory adrenal tissue in the broad ligament of the uterus or in the testes.

Synonym: Marchand's rest.