DYSKINESIA

[dys.ki.ne.sia] n [NL, fr. Gk dyskinesia difficulty in moving, fr. dys- + -kinesia, fr. kinesis motion, fr. kinein to move--more at hight] (ca. 1706): impairment of voluntary movements resulting in fragmented or jerky motions (as in Parkinson's disease)--compare tardive dyskinesia -- dys.ki.net.ic adj