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Akinetic: Without movement (or without much movement). A term used in neurology to denote the absence (or poverty) of movement.
The word "akinetic" comes from the prefix "a-" meaning "without" + the Greek word "kinesis" meaning motion = without motion.
For example, a person in coma is akinetic. For another example, akinetic mutism is a condition in which a person is both mute and akinetic. A textbook on clinical neurology observes that a person with akinetic mutism has "sleep-waking cycles but, when apparently awake, with eyes open, lies mute. immobile and unresponsive."
Akinetic: Without movement (or without much movement). A term used in neurology to denote the absence (or poverty) of movement. The word "akinetic" comes from the ...
noun Pathology . absence, loss, or impairment of the power of voluntary movement. Also, a·ki·ne·sis / ˌeɪ kɪˈni sɪs , -kaɪ- , eɪˈkɪn ə sɪs / Show ...
a·ki·ne·sia (k-n zh, -k-) n. Loss of normal motor function, resulting in impaired muscle movement. [Greek akin si: a-, without; see a-1 + k n sis, motion; see ...
akinetic /aki·net·ic/ (a-kÄ-net´ik) pertaining to, characterized by, or causing akinesia. akinetic [a″ki-net´ik] affected with akinesia. akinetic
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