dyskinesia

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US/dɪs.kəˈniʒə/US/dɪs.kəˈniʒi.ə/US/dɪs.kaɪˈniʒə/US/dɪs.kaɪˈniʒi.ə/

noun

A state of involuntary muscle movements, like tics and torticollis, and reduced voluntary muscle movements.

OriginEnglish dys- ← New Latin dys- ← Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-) →
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Meanings

noundyskinesia (countable and uncountable, plural dyskinesias)

plural dyskinesias

  1. uncountableA state of involuntary muscle movements, like tics and torticollis, and reduced voluntary muscle movements.
  2. countableA disorder involving such state.

Synonyms & antonyms

Narrower
chorea

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dews-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dus-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dus-
  4. Ancient Greekδυσ- (dus-)
  5. New Latindys-
  6. Englishdys-
  7. Englishdyskinesia

From dys- + -kinesia.

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Translations

Catalan discinèsia
  • discinèsiaimpairment of voluntary movement
Czech dyskineze
  • dyskinezeimpairment of voluntary movement
Finnish dyskinesia, liikuntahäiriö
  • dyskinesiaimpairment of voluntary movement
  • liikuntahäiriöimpairment of voluntary movement
  • pakkoliikeimpairment of voluntary movement
French dyskinésie
  • dyskinésieimpairment of voluntary movement
Indonesian diskinesia
  • diskinesiaimpairment of voluntary movement
Italian discinesia
  • discinesiaimpairment of voluntary movement
Portuguese discinesia
  • discinesiaimpairment of voluntary movement
Russian дискинези́я
  • дискинези́я (diskinezíja)impairment of voluntary movement
Spanish discinesia
  • discinesiaimpairment of voluntary movement
Cite this entry
APA

dyskinesia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyskinesia

MLA

“dyskinesia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyskinesia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dyskinesia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyskinesia.

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