Akinesia

Definition: Akinesia

Akinesia

Noun

1. Motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis.

Etymology: Akinesia \Ak`i*ne"si*a\, noun. [Greek expression quiescence; 'a priv. motion.]. (Websters 1913)

"Akinesia" is a common misspelling or typo for: kinesis.

Specialty Definitions: Akinesia

Domain	Definitions
Health	1. absence or poverty of movements. 2. the temporary paralysis of a muscle by the injection of procaine. (references)
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Synonym: Akinesia

Synonym: akinesis (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Akinesia

English words defined with "akinesia": Acinesia, Akinesic, akinetic epilepsy. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Akinesia

Domain	Title
Books	Parkinson's disease; rigidity, akinesia, behavior Proceedings (reference) (more book examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: Akinesia

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		They may appear rigid and move very little, or not at all, a condition called akinesia. (references)
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Akinesia

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
akinesia	15
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Modern Translations: Akinesia

Language		Translations for "akinesia"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏مشابهة. (various references)

Chinese		失运动能. (various references)

Danish		akinesi (akinesis, rigidity, stupor, torpor). (various references)

Dutch		akinesie (akinesis). (various references)

French		analogie, akinésie (akinesis). (various references)

German		Akinesie (akinesis), Akinesia (akinesis), Akinese (akinesis). (various references)

Greek		ακινησία (akinesis, immobility, immovability, stagnation, stalemate, standstill). (various references)

Italian		acinesia (akinesis). (various references)

Pig Latin		akinesiaay

Portuguese		acinesia (akinesis). (various references)

Spanish		acinesis (akinesis), acinesia (akinesis, rigidity, stupor, torpor). (various references)
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Rhyming with "Akinesia"

Words rhyming with "akinesia" (pronounced 'Ak`i*ne"si*a'): Abasia, Acinesia, AEsthesia, Amnesia, Anaesthesia, Analgesia, Antonomasia, Aphrasia, Aplasia, Athrepsia, Atresia, Dionysia, Dysaesthesia, Dyscrasia, Ecclesia, Eclampsia, Ectasia, Entasia, Euthanasia, Fantasia, Frambaesia, fuchsia, Halesia, Hemianaesthesia, Hyperaesthesia, Hyperesthesia, hyperplasia, Ichthyopsida, macroglossia, magnesia, Marsipobranchia, Monesia, Neoplasia, Palingenesia, Paralgesia, Parnassia, Paronomasia, Parousia, Parrhesia, Parusia, Passiflora, Phlegmasia, Photopsia, Polydipsia, Pseudaesthesia, Quassia, Rafflesia, Russia, Sauropsida, Silesia. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Akinesia

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-e-i-i-k-n-s"
	-2 letters: kinase.
	-3 letters: anise, ansae, kains, kanas, kanes, kinas, kines, nisei, skean, skein, snake, sneak.
	-4 letters: ains, akin, anas, anes, anis, ansa, asea, inia, inks, kaas, kaes, kain, kana, kane, keas, kens, kina, kine, kins, nisi, sain, sake, saki, sane, sank, sike, sine, sink, skin.
	-5 letters: aas, ain, ais, ana, ane, ani, ask, ens, ink.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-e-i-i-k-n-s"
	+3 letters: alkalinizes, aniseikonia.
	+4 letters: alkalinities, aniseikonias.
	+5 letters: bankabilities.
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