hyperkinetic disorder

noun

A developmental disorder in which a person has a persistent and pervasive pattern of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.

Meanings

nounhyperkinetic disorder (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA developmental disorder in which a person has a persistent and pervasive pattern of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.

    Synonyms: hyperkinesis, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA developmental disorder in which a person has a persistent and pervasive pattern of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.

Translations

Dutch hyperkinetische stoornis
  • hyperkinetische stoornisdevelopmental disorder
Finnish hyperkineettinen häiriö
  • hyperkineettinen häiriödevelopmental disorder
French hyperkinésie, trouble hyperkinétique
  • hyperkinésiedevelopmental disorder
  • trouble hyperkinétiquedevelopmental disorder
German hyperkinetische Störung, hyperkinetisches Syndrom
  • hyperkinetische Störungdevelopmental disorder
  • hyperkinetisches Syndromdevelopmental disorder
Greek υπερκινητικότητα, υπερκινητική διαταραχή
  • υπερκινητικότητα (yperkinitikótita)developmental disorder
  • υπερκινητική διαταραχή (yperkinitikí diatarachí)developmental disorder
Hebrew הפרעה היפרקינטית, תסמונת היפרקינטית
  • הפרעה היפרקינטיתdevelopmental disorder
  • תסמונת היפרקינטיתdevelopmental disorder
Italian ipercinesia, sindrome ipercinetica
  • ipercinesiadevelopmental disorder
  • sindrome ipercineticadevelopmental disorder
Latin perturbatio hyperkinetica, disordo hyperkineticus
  • perturbatio hyperkineticadevelopmental disorder
  • disordo hyperkineticusdevelopmental disorder
  • reactio puerorum sive adolescentium hyperkineticadevelopmental disorder
Polish ADHD, zespół nadpobudliwości psychoruchowej z deficytem uwagi
  • ADHDdevelopmental disorder
  • zespół nadpobudliwości psychoruchowej z deficytem uwagidevelopmental disorder
  • zespół nadpobudliwości psychoruchowej z brakiem koncentracji uwagidevelopmental disorder
  • zaburzenia hiperkinetycznedevelopmental disorder
Portuguese hipercinesia, hipercinese
  • hipercinesiadevelopmental disorder
  • hipercinesedevelopmental disorder
  • transtorno hipercinéticodevelopmental disorder
  • síndrome hipercinéticadevelopmental disorder
Romanian tulburare hiperkinetică
  • tulburare hiperkineticădevelopmental disorder
Russian гиперкинези́я, гиперкинетическое расстройство
  • гиперкинези́я (giperkinezíja)developmental disorder
  • гиперкинетическое расстройство (giperkinetičeskoje rasstrojstvo)developmental disorder
Spanish trastorno hipercinético, síndrome hipercinético
  • trastorno hipercinéticodevelopmental disorder
  • síndrome hipercinéticodevelopmental disorder
Swedish hyperkinetisk störning
  • hyperkinetisk störningdevelopmental disorder
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Chicago

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