akinesia /aki·ne·sia/ (a″kĭ-ne´zhah) absence, poverty, or loss of control of voluntary muscle movements.
Akinesia
akinesia
akinesia (ā´k
nē´zh),
akinesia
akinesia al´gera a condition characterized by generalized pain associated with movement of any kind.
a·ki·ne·sia (  k -n  zh , -k -) or a·ki·ne·sis (-ss)n. A slowness or loss of normal motor function resulting in impaired muscle movement. a ki·nesic (-zk, -sk), aki·netic (-n tk) adj. |
Akinesia
A loss of the ability to move; freezing in place.
Mentioned in: Parkinson Disease
akinesia
[ā′kinē′zhə, ā′kīnē′zhə]
Etymology: Gk, a, kinesis, without movement
an abnormal state of motor and psychic hypoactivity. Also called akinesis. akinetic, adj.
akinesia (ā´k
nē´zh),n a loss of controllable motion and feelings of exhaustion. It is a common consequence of Parkinson's disease, causing dopamine loss in the direct pathway of movement.
akinesia
1. abnormal absence or poverty of movements.
2. the temporary paralysis of a muscle by the injection of a local anesthetic agent.
eyelid akinesia
produced by performing an auriculopalpebral nerve block.
akinesia
Neurology Absent or ↓ voluntary movement Pharmacology Temporary paralysis of a muscle by procaine injection Psychiatry Hysterical paralysis, see there
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