akinesia

English

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἀκῐνησίᾱ (akĭnēsíā, “quiescence, rest”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κῐνέω (kĭnéō, “I move”).

Noun

akinesia (countable and uncountable, plural akinesias)

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

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