Medical Dictionary
jactitation
noun jac·ti·ta·tion \ˌjak-tə-ˈtā-shən\
Medical Definition of JACTITATION
: a tossing to and fro or jerking and twitching of the body or its parts : excessive restlessness especially in certain psychiatric disorders
—jac·ti·tate \ˈjak-tə-ˌtāt\ transitive verb, jac·ti·tat·ed jac·ti·tat·ing
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