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tardive dyskinesia

tardive dyskinesia noun: involuntary, repetitive movements as a side effect of dopamine antagonists that can be permanent.

Noun

tardive dyskinesia (plural tardive dyskinesias)

  1. Involuntary, repetitive movements as a side effect of dopamine antagonists that can be permanent.
    • Patient declined Seroxat. Hypochondria — cites spasmodic blinking and severe memory loss as evidence of tardive dyskinesia and tardive dimentia.2002, Sarah Kane, 4.48 Psychosis, Methuen, →ISBN, page 23

Forms of tardive dyskinesia

pluraltardive dyskinesias

Origin of tardive dyskinesia

tardive + dyskinesia

Questions about tardive dyskinesia

What does tardive dyskinesia mean?
Tardive dyskinesia means involuntary, repetitive movements as a side effect of dopamine antagonists that can be permanent.
What part of speech is tardive dyskinesia?
Tardive dyskinesia is a noun.
What is the plural of tardive dyskinesia?
The plural of tardive dyskinesia is tardive dyskinesias.

Words near tardive dyskinesia in the dictionary

  1. tardish
  2. Tardislike
  3. tarditive
  4. tardity
  5. tardive
  6. tardive dyskinesia
  7. tardive dyskinesias
  8. tardively
  9. tardlet
  10. tardlets
  11. tardling

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