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Meaning of AKINESIA

Pronunciation:  `eyki'neezhu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis
 
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 Synonyms: akinesis
 
 See Also: palsy, paralysis

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ak`i*ne"si*a\, n. [Gr. ? quiescence; 'a priv. + ?
motion.] (Med.)
Paralysis of the motor nerves; loss of movement. --Foster.
 
Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: no movement.
 

 

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