tardive dyskinesia

noun

, Pathology.

1. a disorder characterized by restlessness and involuntary rolling of the tongue or twitching of the face, trunk, or limbs, usually occurring as a complication of long-term therapy with antipsychotic drugs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tardive dyskinesia¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

She has Stage 4 breast cancer, and the anti-nausea medicine she takes to help with chemotherapy treatments gave her another condition, one affecting the nervous system — tardive dyskinesia.

From Washington Post