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akinesia

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

noun

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


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Etymology

Origin of akinesia

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

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