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
- ^ a b Collins English Dictionary (10th ed.). Collins. 2009.
- ^ "Merriam-Webster". Retrieved 24 July 2019.