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dyskinesia

American  
[dis-ki-nee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh, -kahy-] / ˌdɪs kɪˈni ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə, -kaɪ- /

noun

Pathology.

  1. difficulty or abnormality in performing voluntary muscular movements.

dyskinesia British  
/ dɪskɪˈniːzɪə /

noun

  1. involuntary repetitive movements, such as those occurring in chorea

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Other Word Forms

  • dyskinetic adjective

Etymology

Origin of dyskinesia

1700–10; < New Latin < Greek dyskīnēsía; dys-, -kinesia

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