dyskinesia

English

Etymology

dys- +‎ kinesia

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /dɪs.kəˈniʒə/, /dɪs.kəˈniʒi.ə/, /dɪs.kaɪˈniʒə/, /dɪs.kaɪˈniʒi.ə/

Noun

dyskinesia (countable and uncountable, plural dyskinesias)

(uncountable) A state of involuntary muscle movements, like tics and torticollis, and reduced voluntary muscle movements.
(countable) A disorder involving such state.

Hyponyms

chorea

Derived terms

tardive dyskinesia

Translations

impairment of voluntary movement

Catalan: discinèsia f
Czech: dyskineze f
Finnish: dyskinesia (fi), liikuntahäiriö, pakkoliike (fi)
French: dyskinésie f
Italian: discinesia (it) f
Portuguese: discinesia f
Russian: дискинези́я (ru) f (diskinezíja)
Spanish: discinesia (es) f

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