Hyperkinesia

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• Hyperkinesia — This article is about hyperkinesia, the pathologically increased muscular movement. For hyperkinesis, hyperactivity often seen in children, see Hyperkinesis. Hyperkinesia Basal ganglia and its normal pathways. This circuitry is often disrupted in …   Wikipedia

• hyperkinesia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from hyperkinesis Date: circa 1848 hyperkinesis …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• hyperkinesia — hyperkinetic /huy peuhr ki net ik, kuy /, adj. /huy peuhr ki nee zheuh, zhee euh, zee euh, kuy /, n. 1. Pathol. an abnormal amount of uncontrolled muscular action; spasm. 2. Psychiatry. a disorder occurring in children and adolescents,… …   Universalium

• hyperkinesia — noun hyperkinesis …   Wiktionary

• hyperkinesia — hy·per·ki·ne·sia kə nē zh(ē )ə, kī n HYPERKINESIS * * * n. a state of overactive restlessness in children. • hyperkinetic adj. * * * hy·per·ki·ne·sia (hi″pər kĭ neґzhə) hyperactivity. hyperkinetic adj …   Medical dictionary

• hyperkinesia — n. abnormal amount of uncontrolled muscular movement (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

• hyperkinesia — hy·per·kinesia …   English syllables

• hyperkinesia — n. a state of overactive restlessness in children. Derivatives: hyperkinetic adj …   The new mediacal dictionary

• hyperkinesia — hy•per•ki•ne•sia [[t]ˌhaɪ pər kɪˈni ʒə, ʒi ə, zi ə, kaɪ [/t]] also hy•per•ki•ne•sis [[t] ˈni sɪs[/t]] n. 1) pat an abnormal amount of uncontrolled muscular action; spasm 2) psi a hyperactive condition; hyperactivity • Etymology: 1840–50 hy… …   From formal English to slang

• hyperkinesia — /haɪpəkəˈniʒə/ (say huypuhkuh neezhuh), / kaɪ / (say kuy ) noun abnormal amount of muscular action; spasm. {New Latin, from Greek hyper hyper + kīnēsis movement + ia ia} –hyperkinetic /haɪpəkəˈnɛtɪk/ (say …  

• hyperkinesia —   n. muscle spasm; hyperactive condition of children …   Dictionary of difficult words