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akinesia

[ ey-ki-nee-zhuh, -kahy- ]
/ 藢e瑟 k瑟藞ni 蕭蓹, -ka瑟- /
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noun Pathology.
absence, loss, or impairment of the power of voluntary movement.
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Also a路ki路ne路sis [ey-ki-nee-sis, -kahy-, ey-kin-uh-sis]. /藢e瑟 k瑟藞ni s瑟s, -ka瑟-, e瑟藞k瑟n 蓹 s瑟s/.

Origin of akinesia

<New Latin <Greek ak墨n膿s铆膩;see a-6, -kinesia

OTHER WORDS FROM akinesia

a路ki路net路ic [ey-ki-net-ik, -kahy-], /藢e瑟 k瑟藞n蓻t 瑟k, -ka瑟-/, adjective

Words nearby akinesia

Akihito, Akil, akimbo, Akimiski Island, akin, akinesia, akinete, akinetic mutism, Akins, akiraho, Akita
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