malleation noun. [malɪ'eɪʃ(ǝ)n] Now rare. L15.
[medieval Latin malleatio(n-), formed as MALLEATE verb: see -ATION.]
1. The action of beating something with a hammer; the condition of being beaten with a hammer. L15.

2. Medicine. A convulsive hammering of one part of the body against another, as a symptom of mental illness. E19.

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