0%

dyskinesia

dys·ki·ne·sia
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dis-ki-nee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh, -kahy-]
    • /ˌdɪs kɪˈni ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə, -kaɪ-/
    • /dˌɪskaɪnˈiːziə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dis-ki-nee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh, -kahy-]
    • /ˌdɪs kɪˈni ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə, -kaɪ-/

Definitions of dyskinesia word

  • noun dyskinesia difficulty or abnormality in performing voluntary muscular movements. 1
  • noun dyskinesia Abnormality or impairment of voluntary movement. 1
  • noun dyskinesia involuntary repetitive movements, such as those occurring in chorea 0
  • noun dyskinesia impairment of body movements 0
  • noun dyskinesia impairment of voluntary movements resulting in fragmented or jerky motions. 0
See all 5 definitions of dyskinesia

Information block about the term

Origin of dyskinesia

First appearance:

before 1700
One of the 50% oldest English words
1700-10; < New Latin < Greek dyskīnēsía; see dys-, -kinesia

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Dyskinesia

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Dyskinesia

dyskinesia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

dyskinesia usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Top questions with dyskinesia

  • what is tardive dyskinesia?
  • what is dyskinesia?
  • what is biliary dyskinesia?
  • what causes tardive dyskinesia?
  • what tardive dyskinesia?
  • tardive dyskinesia side effect of what drug?
  • how long does tardive dyskinesia last?
  • what is gallbladder dyskinesia?
  • what does tardive dyskinesia mean?
  • what is tardive dyskinesia caused by?
  • why does levodopa cause dyskinesia?
  • what medications cause tardive dyskinesia?
  • what is ciliary dyskinesia?
  • what meds cause tardive dyskinesia?
  • how to treat tardive dyskinesia?

Related words

  • tardive dyskinesia

    a disorder characterized by restlessness and involuntary rolling of the tongue or twitching of the face, trunk, or limbs, usually occurring as a complication of long-term therapy with antipsychotic drugs.
All related words to dyskinesia

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?