helicopodia

hel·i·co·pod gait

a gait, seen in some conversion reactions or hysteric disorders, in which the feet describe half circles. Synonym(s): helicopodia

hel·i·co·pod gait

(hel'i-kō-pod gāt) A gait, seen in some conversion reactions or hysteric disorders, in which the feet move in half circles.
Synonym(s): helicopodia.

helicopodia

(hĕl″ĭ-kō-pō′dē-ă) [″ + pous, foot] A peculiar movement in which the foot, when brought forward, drags and describes a partial arc, resulting in a gait such as that seen in spastic hemiplegia.