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Definition of Dyskinesia

1. Noun. Abnormality in performing voluntary muscle movements.

Definition of Dyskinesia

1. Noun. impairment of voluntary movements resulting in fragmented or jerky motions ¹

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Definition of Dyskinesia

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Medical Definition of Dyskinesia

1. The impairment of the power of voluntary movement, resulting in fragmentary or incomplete movements. Origin: Gr. Dyskinesia = difficulty of moving This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Dyskinesia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Schizophrenia, 1993: A Special Report edited by David Shore, Samuel J. Keith (1996)
"Dogma disputed: Is tardive dyskinesia due to postsynaptic dopamine ... Intermittent neuroleptic therapy and tardive dyskinesia: A literature review. ..."

2. A System of Medicine by John Russell Reynolds (1879)
"... dyskinesia).—Impairment of power of locomotion is a symptom and effect of uterine disease so common and so important that it deserves to be considered ..."

3. Digestive Diseases of the U. S.: Epidemiology and Impact edited by James E. Everhart (1994)
"As the NAMCS of 1985 shows, there were 210000 annual physician contacts due to an esophageal dyskinesia of some sort, corresponding to 88 contacts per ..."

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