AKINESIA


Meaning of AKINESIA in English

/ ˌeɪkɪˈniːsiə; NAmE ; -kaɪ-/ noun

[ U ] ( medical ) lack of the ability to make your body move

►  akin·et·ic / ˌeɪkɪˈnetɪk; NAmE ; -kaɪ-/ adjective

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from Greek akinēsia quiescence, from a- without + kinēsis motion.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.