dyskinesia

English

Etymology

dys- +‎ kinesia

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /dɪs.kəˈniʒə/, /dɪs.kəˈniʒi.ə/, /dɪs.kaɪˈniʒə/, /dɪs.kaɪˈniʒi.ə/

Noun

dyskinesia (countable and uncountable, plural dyskinesias)

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

Hyponyms

• chorea

Derived terms

• tardive dyskinesia

Translations

impairment of voluntary movement

• Catalan: discinèsia f
• Czech: dyskineze f
• Finnish: dyskinesia (fi), liikuntahäiriö, pakkoliike (fi)
• French: dyskinésie f
• Italian: discinesia (it) f
• Portuguese: discinesia f
• Russian: дискинези́я (ru) f (diskinezíja)
• Spanish: discinesia (es) f