akinesia

[ ey-ki-nee-zhuh, -kahy- ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. absence, loss, or impairment of the power of voluntary movement.

Other Words From

• a·ki·net·ic [ey-ki-, net, -ik, -kahy-], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of akinesia¹

< New Latin < Greek akīnēsíā; a- ⁶, -kinesia