tardive dys|ki|ne|sia

tardive dys|ki|ne|sia
tardive dys|ki|ne|sia «DIHS kuh NEE zhuh»,
a nervous disorder characterized by uncontrollable twitching of muscles, especially facial muscles, occurring after prolonged therapy using antipsychotic drugs.
╂[< New Latin dyskinesia < dys- abnormal + Greek kēsis motion]

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  • dyskinesia — dys•ki•ne•sia [[t]ˌdɪs kɪˈni ʒə, ʒi ə, zi ə, kaɪ [/t]] n. pat difficulty or abnormality in performing voluntary muscular movements Compare tardive dyskinesia • Etymology: 1700–10; < NL < Gk dyskīnēsía; see dys , kinesia dys ki•net′ic ˈnɛt… …   From formal English to slang

  • Dyskinesia — 1. Difficulty in performing voluntary movements. The term dyskinesia is commonly used in relation to Parkinson s disease and other so called extrapyramidal disorders. The word dyskinesia (dis ki ne´ze a) is logically derived from two Greek roots …   Medical dictionary

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