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asynergy /asyn·er·gy/ (a-sin´er-je) lack of coordination among parts or organs normally acting in unison.
asynergy
[āsin′ərjē]
Etymology: Gk, a + syn + ergein, to work
1 a condition characterized by faulty coordination among groups of organs or muscles that normally function harmoniously.
2 the state of muscle antagonism found in cerebellar disease. See also ataxia, cerebellum.

asynergy (āsin´urjē),
n a lack of muscular coordination in special functions (e.g., hand-to-oral cavity movements for feeding).


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