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Noun: akinesia  ,ey-ki'nee-zhu
  1. Motionlessness attributable to temporary paralysis
    "The patient experienced brief episodes of akinesia during the seizure";
    - akinesis

Derived forms: akinesias

Type of: palsy, paralysis

Encyclopedia: Akinesia