akinetic mutism
Save This Word!
noun Pathology, Psychiatry.
a state of apparent alertness with normal eye movements but no speech or other voluntary motion, usually due to a stroke.
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON “ITS” VS. “IT’S”!
Apostrophes can be tricky; prove you know the difference between it’s and its in this crafty quiz!
Question 1 of 12
On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.
Words nearby akinetic mutism
Akimiski Island, akin, akinesia, akinesthesia, akinete, akinetic mutism, Akins, akiraho, Akita, Akkad, Akkadian
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for akinetic mutism
Medical definitions for akinetic mutism
akinetic mutism
n.
A syndrome characterized by the inability to speak, loss of voluntary movement, and apparent loss of emotional feeling. It is related to lesions of the upper brainstem.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.