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dyskinesia en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /dɪs.kaɪˈniʒi.ə/ (US)
  • /dɪs.kəˈniʒə/ (US)
  • /dɪs.kəˈniʒi.ə/ (US)
  • /dɪs.kaɪˈniʒə/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-)der. New Latin dys-der. English dys- English -kinesia English dyskinesia From dys- + -kinesia.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A state of involuntary muscle movements, like tics and torticollis, and reduced voluntary muscle movements.
  2. (countable) A disorder involving such state.

Forms

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dyskinesias Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

tardive dyskinesia · dyskinesiogenic

Hyponyms

chorea

Translations (11)

fi dyskinesia (impairment of voluntary movement) · fi pakkoliike (impairment of voluntary movement) · fi liikuntahäiriö (impairment of voluntary movement) · es discinesia (impairment of voluntary movement) · fr dyskinésie (impairment of voluntary movement) · id diskinesia (impairment of voluntary movement) · ca discinèsia (impairment of voluntary movement) · ru дискинези́я (impairment of voluntary movement) · cs dyskineze (impairment of voluntary movement) · it discinesia (impairment of voluntary movement) · pt discinesia (impairment of voluntary movement)