Meanings
- uncountablemedicineA reduced degree of facial expression.
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Additional symptoms reported less frequently included: drooling or swallowing dysfunction, hypomimia, dystonia, fine motor incoordination, non-rest tremor, anosmia, sensory disturbance, weakness, stooped posture, muscle cramping, problems with memory, pain, mood change, fatigue, constipation, sleep disturbance, freezing, and falls.
2015 July 15, “Sex Differences in Clinical Features of Early, Treated Parkinson’s Disease”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
From hypo- + German Mimik (“facial expressions”) + -ia.
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