Usually means: Flapping tremor indicating liver failure.
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  1. asterixis: Wiktionary
  2. asterixis: Dictionary.com
  3. Asterixis: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. asterixis: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Asterixis (flapping tremor): Merck Manuals
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  5. asterixis: Medical dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (asterixis)

noun:  (pathology) An abnormal muscular tremor characterized by involuntary jerking of the hands

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