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festinate
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fes·ti·nate  (fst-nt)
adj.
Hasty.
intr.v. (-nt) fes·ti·nat·ed, fes·ti·nat·ing, fes·ti·nates
To hasten.
[Latin festintus, past participle of festinre, to hasten.]
festi·nate·ly adv.
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Verb1.festinate - act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"
hasten, look sharp, hurry, rush
act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
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5) Unlike the shuffling, festinating gait seen with PD, patients with PSP display a cavalier gait (described as a swaggering gait) with usual stride lengths and arm swing.
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[3-10] In my opinion, few people initially assessed by physical therapists fit the textbook description of PD,[11] in which the person walks with a forward stooped posture, festinating gait, rigidity, and drooling.
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The rapid festinating gait in combination with the stooped posture may lead to forward fars.
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