TARDIVE DYSKINESIA


Meaning of TARDIVE DYSKINESIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtär-div- ]

noun

Etymology: tardive tending toward late development (from French, feminine of tardif, from Middle French) + dyskinesia

Date: 1964

: a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary uncontrollable movements especially of the mouth, tongue, trunk, and limbs and occurring especially as a side effect of prolonged use of antipsychotic drugs (as phenothiazine)

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