Definition of titubation in English:
titubation
nounˌtɪtjʊˈbeɪʃ(ə)nˌtɪtʃəˈbeɪʃən
mass nounMedicine Nodding movement of the head or body, especially as caused by a nervous disorder.
Example sentencesExamples
- The titubation is person dependent and can be reduced by a fixation of the human body.
- She has constant titubation and rhythmic jerking of her entire upper and lower extremities, obvious eye nystagmus and difficulty in initiating ocular saccades.
- My guess would be that this is simple titubation and will resolve with age.
- He was complaining of head titubation which started approximately a year ago.
- For the next act of our little drama I sat silently while she complained, nodding my head so much I looked like a sufferer of rampant titubation.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Latin titubatio(n-), from titubare 'to totter'.
Definition of titubation in US English:
titubation
nounˌtɪtʃəˈbeɪʃənˌtiCHəˈbāSHən
Medicine Nodding movement of the head or body, especially as caused by a nervous disorder.
Example sentencesExamples
- She has constant titubation and rhythmic jerking of her entire upper and lower extremities, obvious eye nystagmus and difficulty in initiating ocular saccades.
- He was complaining of head titubation which started approximately a year ago.
- My guess would be that this is simple titubation and will resolve with age.
- The titubation is person dependent and can be reduced by a fixation of the human body.
- For the next act of our little drama I sat silently while she complained, nodding my head so much I looked like a sufferer of rampant titubation.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Latin titubatio(n-), from titubare ‘to totter’.