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akathisias

akathisias is the plural of akathisia.

Meaning of akathisia

Noun

akathisia (countable and uncountable, plural akathisias)

  1. A sensation of restlessness characterized by an inability to sit still/down or remain motionless/seated, arising from a subjective need or desire to move, often coinciding with the sensation of twitching of muscles, often as a side effect of psychiatric medications.
    • Haskowic first described this condition last November and applied the term "Akathisia" to it. The subject can seat himself and remain seated a few minutes, but then the contortions begin, and unless he gets up he suffers actual torture.1903, American Medical Association, The Journal of the American Medical Association, volume 40, section 1, page 544

Questions about akathisias

What is akathisias the plural of?
Akathisias is the plural of akathisia.

Words near akathisias in the dictionary

  1. Akaska
  2. akasuri
  3. akataphasia
  4. akatea
  5. akathisia
  6. akathisias
  7. akathisic
  8. akathist
  9. Akathistoi
  10. Akathistos
  11. akathists

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