DIADOCHOKINESIA


Meaning of DIADOCHOKINESIA in English

/duy ad'euh koh ki nee"zheuh, -zhee euh, -zee euh, -kuy-/ , n. Med.

the normal ability to perform rapidly alternating muscular movements, as flexion and extension.

Also, diadochokinesis /duy ad"euh koh ki nee"sis, -kuy-/ , diadokokinesia, diadokokinesis . Cf. adiadochokinesia .

[ diádocho ( s ) succeeding, verbid of diadéchesthai to succeed ( dia- DIA- + déchesthai to take up) + -KINESIA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .