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hypomimia

hypomimia noun: a reduced degree of facial expression.

Noun

hypomimia (uncountable)

  1. A reduced degree of facial expression.
    • Additional symptoms reported less frequently included: drooling or swallowing dysfunction, hypomimia, dystonia, fine motor incoordination, non-rest tremor, anosmia, sensory disturbance, weakness, stooped posture, muscle cramping, problems with memory, pain, mood change, fatigue, constipation, sleep...2015 July 15, “Sex Differences in Clinical Features of Early, Treated Parkinson’s Disease”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of hypomimia

From hypo- + German Mimik (“facial expressions”) + -ia.

Questions about hypomimia

What does hypomimia mean?
Hypomimia means a reduced degree of facial expression.
What part of speech is hypomimia?
Hypomimia is a noun.

Words near hypomimia in the dictionary

  1. hypomethylating
  2. hypomethylation
  3. hypomethylations
  4. hypometria
  5. hypometric
  6. hypomimia
  7. hypomineralisation
  8. hypomineralisations
  9. hypomineralised
  10. hypomineralization
  11. hypomineralizations

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