akinesia

akinesia

English

Etymology

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

Noun

akinesia (countable and uncountable, plural akinesias)

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

Related terms

• akinesic
• akinetic

Translations

loss of the ability to control muscles

Galician: acinesia (gl) f German: Akinese (de) f

Portuguese: acinesia f

See also

• (hypernym) hypokinesia