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dyskinesia

dyskinesia

2 9.9
Movements of the body that happen without a person controlling them, often fast or jerky
  • noun
  • /ˌdɪs.kɪˈniː.zi.ə/
  • Specialized
: disquinesia
  • In addition to long-term side effects, such as tardive dyskinesia (involuntary, repetitive body movements), it causes dizziness and sleepiness as immediate side effects, among other problems, a fact that was well known in the 1960s.
  • tardive dyskinesia

Who God bless who I believe it's called tardive or tardive dyskinesia.

Examples

  • Moreover, changes in the axoneme, basal bodies, and ciliary rootlets are associated with dyskinesia and mucostasis.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Children with tardive dyskinesia and children who had a dual diagnosis of autism and visual impairment were also excluded.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Tardive dyskinesia is the worst.

    Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019)

  • Tardive dyskinesia can last forever.

    Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019)

  • "That's when my dyskinesia is generally the worst."

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The worsened dyskinesia scared him.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The likelihood of tardive dyskinesia is about four percent.

    Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019)

  • The threat of tardive dyskinesia was a greater risk than Bart wanted to take.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Long-term use of the Reglan, well these dopamine antagonists can block communication with certain dopamine receptors which can cause this tardive dyskinesia.

    Nurses Do It Better (2017)

  • Tardive dyskinesia can cause uncontrollable movements, making daily tasks difficult.

Synonyms

twitching
vsdyskinesia
4 4.3

A quick, sudden movement of a muscle you cannot control, often in an eyelid

is a broader disorder affecting voluntary movement not only sudden spasms
jerking
vsdyskinesia
1 4.2

A sudden quick movement that happens without control

is a disorder of voluntary control causing more continuous erratic movements
hyperkinesis
vsdyskinesia
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A condition that makes a person move too much and have trouble staying still

is about impaired voluntary movement leading to erratic involuntary muscle activity
twitchiness
vsdyskinesia
1 7.0

Small muscle movements you cannot control in one part of the body

is a medically defined impairment of voluntary movement producing erratic activity

Compounds

tardive dyskinesia
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A condition that causes uncontrolled movements of the face, mouth, or body after long-term use of medicines for mental illness

How Abnormal

dyskinesia
  • Specialized
2 9.9

Surface Forms

dyskinesia singular
dyskinesias plural

Morphology

dyskinesia = kinesia (semi-transparent) = dys + kines + ia

The prefix 'dys-' indicates abnormality, and 'kinesia' relates to movement, but the medical context may not be immediately clear to all learners.

Etymology

Dyskinesia comes from the Greek parts dys- 'bad' or 'difficult' and kinesis 'movement', the same movement root you see in kinetic. So, dyskinesia means 'bad' or uncontrolled movement, which is why it is used for involuntary or strange muscle actions.