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akinesia

American

[ey-ki-nee-zhuh, -kahy-] / ˌeɪ kɪˈni ʒə, -kaɪ- /

Also akinesis

noun

Pathology.

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

Other Word Forms

akinetic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of akinesia

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

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