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JACTATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jactation mean? 

JACTATION (noun)
  The noun JACTATION has 1 sense:

1. (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illnessplay

  Familiarity information: JACTATION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


JACTATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

jactation; jactitation

Hypernyms ("jactation" is a kind of...):

queasiness; restlessness; uneasiness (inability to rest or relax or be still)

Domain category:

pathology (the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases)


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