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jactitation [ˌdʒæktɪˈteɪʃən] n 1. the act of boasting 2. (Law) a false boast or claim that tends to harm another person, esp a false assertion that one is married to another, formerly actionable at law 3. (Medicine / Pathology) Also called jactation Pathol restless tossing in bed, characteristic of severe fevers and certain mental disorders [from Medieval Latin jactitātiō, from Latin jacitāre to utter publicly, from jactitāre to toss about; see jactation] jactitation Medicine. twitching of the muscles or of other parts of the body. Also called jactation. See also: Body, Human
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| Their types of painful phantom limb were: burning, electric current, throbbing, cramps, itching, cutting, jactitation (twitching), stabbing, tearing, and crushing. |
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