Look up: dyskinesia

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   dyskinesia
   [n] - abnormality in performing voluntary muscle movements
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   Dyskinesia
   The abnormal movements of the face and body that Parkinson's disease patients suffer when given L-DOPA treatment for a number of years. This is a side effect of treatment rather than a symptom of the disease.
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   Dyskinesia
   Abnormal movement of voluntary muscles. Dystonia, athetosis, and chorea are types of dyskinesia.
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   dyskinesia
   Distortion or impairment of voluntary movements as in spasm or tic.
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   Dyskinesia
   Abnormal movements of the muscles resulting from a disorder of the brain. Movements are uncoordinated and involuntary and occur in facial as well as limb muscles.
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   Dyskinesia
   Defect in voluntary movement.
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   Dyskinesia
   Dyskinesia: Difficulty or distortion in performing voluntary movements, as in tic, chorea, spasm, or myoclonus. The term dyskinesia may be used in relation to Parkinson's disease and other extrapyramidal disorders. Dyskinesia can occur as a side effect of certain medications such as L-dopa and the antipsychotics. The word dyskinesia (dis-ki-ne´ze-a ...
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   dyskinesia
   a form of co-ordination neurosis resulting from a prolonged and intense stimulation of the motor centres(1) Category: Medicine • the abnormal,involuntary,choreoathetoid movements of muscles of the head,limbs,and trunk Category: Medicine • abnormality in performing voluntary muscle movements. Category: Medicine
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   Dyskinesia
   Abnormal movements as in tardive dyskinesia a late onset onet of abnormal involuntary movements. Tardive dyskinesia is conventionally thought a late side effect of first generation antipsychotics, but some abnormal movements were seen in schizophrenia before the introduction of antipsychotics.
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    dyskinesia
    <neurology> The impairment of the power of voluntary movement, resulting in fragmentary or incomplete movements. ... Origin: Gr. Dyskinesia = difficulty of moving ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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    dyskinesia
    noun abnormality in performing voluntary muscle movements
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    Dyskinesia
    `Dyskinesia` refers to involuntary movements, similar to a tic or chorea. Dyskinesia is a symptom of several medical disorders and is distinguished by the underlying cause. When a dyskinesia presents after treatment with an antipsychotic drug such as haloperidol, it is a tardive dyskinesia and is commonly found in face as tongue `rolling`. A dyskinesia found in a patient with Parkinson's disease is more commonly a jerky, dance-like movement of th...
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    dyskinesia
    (dis″kĭ-ne´zhә) impairment of the power of voluntary movement.
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    dyskinesia
    (Gr. dyskinsia difficulty of moving) impairment of the power of voluntary movement, resulting in fragmentary or incomplete movements.
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    dyskinesia
    dyskinesia, dyskinetic, dyscinesia, dyscinetic 1. A defect in the ability to perform voluntary movement. 2. A class of diseases in which voluntary motion is impeded or handicapped. 3. Distortion of voluntary movements; involuntary muscular activity such as a tic, spasm, or myoclonus.
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    dyskinesia
    Difficulty in performing voluntary movements. Term usually used in relation to various extrapyramidal disorders. Syn: dyskinesis, dyscinesia [dys- + G. kinsis, movement]
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