DYSKINESIA


Meaning of DYSKINESIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdis-kə-ˈnē-zh(ē-)ə, -kī- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek dyskinēsia difficulty in moving, from dys- + -kinesia, from kinēsis motion, from kinein to move — more at hight

Date: circa 1706

: impairment of voluntary movements resulting in fragmented or jerky motions (as in Parkinson's disease) — compare tardive dyskinesia

• dys·ki·net·ic -ˈnet-ik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.