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asynergic

asynergic

9.9
Not working together in the normal way, especially muscles or body parts
  • adjective
  • Specialized
: asigérgico
  • Patients with asynergic muscle movement may experience difficulties with coordination.

Examples

  • After the stroke, he had asynergic contractions in his upper limb.

  • The echocardiogram showed an asynergic segment of the left ventricle.

  • The patient displayed asynergic movements during the therapy session.

  • After the stroke, her left side became asynergic and difficult to control.

  • Patients with asynergic muscle movement may experience difficulties with coordination.

  • The echocardiogram showed an asynergic segment of the left ventricle.

  • After the stroke, he had asynergic contractions in his upper limb.

Antonyms

coordinated
9 3.8

Able to move different parts of the body smoothly and accurately

How Coordinated

synergistic
5 6.7
coordinated
62 3.9
asynergic
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

asynergic positive

Morphology

asynergic = asynergy (semi-transparent) = a + synerg + ic

For someone who knows the noun 'asynergy', the adjective 'asynergic' is a straightforward adjectival form meaning 'relating to or characterized by asynergy'.

Etymology

Asynergic comes from the prefix a- meaning 'not' and the word synergy, which means 'working together'. So asynergic literally means 'not working together', a simple way to remember it describes muscles or organs that do not move together as they should.