‖ subsultus Path.
(səbˈsʌltəs)
[mod. L., f. L. subsult-, subsilīre (see subsult).]
A convulsive or twitching movement. Often short for subsultus tendinum, a convulsive twitching of the muscles and tendons present in certain fevers.
| 1806 Abernethy Surg. Obs. ii. 7 note, The febrile actions are proportionately increased, attended by Subsultus of the Muscles and occasional convulsions. 1822–7 Good Study Med. (1829) IV. 686 A sense of tingling produced in the paralytic part, accompanied with some degree of subsultus, or a twitching or convulsive motion. 1825 Waterton Wand. S. Amer. (1879) III. 141 There was no subsultus tendinum, or any visible alteration in its breathing. 1876 Bartholow Mat. Med. (1879) 311 Belladonna is indicated when there is much low, muttering delirium, subsultus, and stupor. |