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dysdiadochokinesia

dysdiadochokinesia noun: a neurological sign where a person has difficulty performing rapid, alternating movements, usually indicating cerebellar dysfunction.

Noun

dysdiadochokinesia (countable and uncountable, plural dysdiadochokinesias)

  1. A neurological sign where a person has difficulty performing rapid, alternating movements, usually indicating cerebellar dysfunction.

Forms of dysdiadochokinesia

pluraldysdiadochokinesias
alternative formdysdiadochocinesia

Origin of dysdiadochokinesia

From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-) + διάδοχος (diádokhos) + κίνησις (kínēsis) + -ία (-ía).

Questions about dysdiadochokinesia

What does dysdiadochokinesia mean?
Dysdiadochokinesia means a neurological sign where a person has difficulty performing rapid, alternating movements, usually indicating cerebellar dysfunction.
What part of speech is dysdiadochokinesia?
Dysdiadochokinesia is a noun.
What is the plural of dysdiadochokinesia?
The plural of dysdiadochokinesia is dysdiadochokinesias.

Words near dysdiadochokinesia in the dictionary

  1. dyscromia
  2. dyscromias
  3. dysderid
  4. dysderids
  5. dysdiadochocinesia
  6. dysdiadochokinesia
  7. dysdiadochokinesias
  8. dysdiadochokinesis
  9. dysdiadokokinesia
  10. dysdiadokokinesis
  11. dysdifferentiation

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