geste antagoniste

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French geste antagoniste (literally antagonising gesture).

Noun

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geste antagoniste (plural gestes antagonistes)

  1. (medicine) A gesture or position serving to interrupt dystonic symptoms.
    • 2012, Alberto Albanese, Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders, page 118:
      Dystonia has some unique activation/deactivation features that can be recognized if appropriately looked for and serve as a basis for the diagnosis: gestes antagonistes (or sensory tricks), mirroring, and overflow.
    • 2016, Hsin Fen Chien, Movement Disorders Rehabilitation, page 69:
      The geste antagoniste, the combination of a self-intended movement or posture and the elucidation of sensory effects in the patient, reduces cervical dystonia and dystonic neck tremor.