noun
also aky·ne·sis -nēsə̇s
( plural akine·ses also akyne·ses -ēˌsēz)
Etymology: New Latin, from a- (II) + -kinesis
1. : akinesia
2. : amitosis
3. : a state of rest or nervous inhibition of muscular activity brought on by contact stimuli to or experimental removal of the antennae of an insect