dysdiadochokinesia

noun

A neurological sign where a person has difficulty performing rapid, alternating movements, usually indicating cerebellar dysfunction.

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Meanings

noundysdiadochokinesia (countable and uncountable, plural dysdiadochokinesias)

plural dysdiadochokinesias · alternative dysdiadochocinesia

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA neurological sign where a person has difficulty performing rapid, alternating movements, usually indicating cerebellar dysfunction.

Origin

From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-) + διάδοχος (diádokhos) + κίνησις (kínēsis) + -ία (-ía).

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