Festination
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Festination is a noun meaning The involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g. Parkinson's disease).
Meaning
The involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g. Parkinson's disease).
More Meanings
- An involuntary quickening of speech in some speech disorders.
Word Forms
- festinations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include freezer, foxtrot, foot-pace, dropfoot, fadge, footdrop.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.