asterixis

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek α- (a-, “not”) +‎ στήριξις (stḗrixis, “fixed position”) from Ancient Greek στηρίζω (stērízō, “make fast, fix,support”)

asterixis (countable and uncountable, plural asterixes)

1. (pathology) An abnormal muscular tremor characterized by involuntary jerking of the hands

• flapping tremor