Akinesia Definition

ākə-nēzhə, -kī-
noun
Loss of normal motor function, resulting in impaired muscle movement.
American Heritage Medicine

(medicine) The loss of the ability to control motor muscles.

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Other Word Forms of Akinesia

Noun

Singular:
akinesia
Plural:
akinesias

Origin of Akinesia

  • From the Ancient Greek ἀκῐνησίᾱ (akinÄ“siā, “quiescence", “rest"), from á¼€- (a-, “not") + κῐνέω (kineō, “I move").

    From Wiktionary

  • Greek akinēsiā a- without a–1 kīnēsis motion –kinesis

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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