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tardive dyskinesia
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noun Pathology.
a disorder characterized by restlessness and involuntary rolling of the tongue or twitching of the face, trunk, or limbs, usually occurring as a complication of long-term therapy with antipsychotic drugs.
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Origin of tardive dyskinesia
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby tardive dyskinesia
Tardenoisian, Tardieu, tardigrade, tardiness, tardive, tardive dyskinesia, tardo, tardy, tare, Tarentum, targe
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How to use tardive dyskinesia in a sentence
She has Stage 4 breast cancer, and the anti-nausea medicine she takes to help with chemotherapy treatments gave her another condition, one affecting the nervous system — tardive dyskinesia.
Here are the people who love wearing masks. And not just because they want to avoid covid-19.|Petula Dvorak|March 11, 2021|Washington Post