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asynergy

asynergy

9.9
Body parts that should work together, like the heart or limbs, do not move together
  • noun
  • /ˌeɪsɪˈnɜrʤi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : asinería
  • Neurologists noted asynergy in the patient's limb movements after the stroke.

Examples

  • The patient's heart exhibited asynergy following the myocardial infarction.

  • Asynergy can complicate recovery from neurological disorders.

  • Cardiac asynergy can result in impaired blood pumping efficiency.

  • The patient exhibited signs of asynergy during the examination.

  • Neurologists noted asynergy in the patient's limb movements after the stroke.

  • Cardiac asynergy can result in impaired blood pumping efficiency.

  • The patient's heart exhibited asynergy following the myocardial infarction.

Synonyms

asynergia
vsasynergy
  • Specialized
9.9

Lack of coordination between body parts that normally work together, making movements awkward

is used for the general absence of coordination in medical contexts

Antonyms

synergy
  • Specialized
23 6.6

People or groups working together produce a result greater than each alone

How Coordinated

synergy
  • Specialized
23 6.6
coordination
85 3.5
asynergy
  • Specialized
9.9
incoordination
  • Specialized
8.3

Surface Forms

asynergy singular
asynergies plural

Morphology

asynergy = synergy (semi-transparent) = a + synergy

For learners who know 'synergy', the meaning 'lack of synergy or coordination' is inferable, but the negative medical prefix 'a-' is not highly familiar to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Asynergy breaks into a- meaning 'not' and synergy meaning 'working together', a root you also see in synchronize. So, asynergy literally means 'not working together', which fits the medical use when organs or muscles fail to move in harmony.