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diadochokinesia

[ dahy-ad-uh-koh-ki-nee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh, -kahy- ]
/ da瑟藢忙d 蓹 ko蕣 k瑟藞ni 蕭蓹, -蕭i 蓹, -zi 蓹, -ka瑟- /
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noun Medicine/Medical.
the normal ability to perform rapidly alternating muscular movements, as flexion and extension.
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Also di路ad路o路cho路ki路ne路sis [dahy-ad-uh-koh-ki-nee-sis, -kahy-], /da瑟藞忙d 蓹 ko蕣 k瑟藞ni s瑟s, -ka瑟-/, di路ad路oko路ki路ne路sia, di路ad路o路ko路ki路ne路sis.
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Origin of diadochokinesia

<Greek di谩docho(s) succeeding, verbid of diad茅chesthai to succeed (dia-dia- + d茅chesthai to take up) + -kinesia

Words nearby diadochokinesia

D铆a de los Muertos, diadelphous, diadem, diadem spider, Diadochi, diadochokinesia, diadochy, diadromous, diaeresis, diag., diagenesis
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