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hypokinesia
hy·po·ki·ne·si·a [ hahy-poh-ki-nee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh, -kahy- ]
Subclass of:
Dyskinetic syndrome
Definitions related to hypokinesia:
  • Abnormally diminished motor activity. In contrast to paralysis, hypokinesia is not characterized by a lack of motor strength, but rather by a poverty of movement. The typical habitual movements (e.g., folding the arms, crossing the legs) are reduced in frequency.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • Slow or diminished movement of body musculature. It may be associated with BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES; MENTAL DISORDERS; prolonged inactivity due to illness; and other conditions.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (hypoactivity) Decreased motor and cognitive activity, as in psychomotor retardation; visible slowing of thought, speech and movements. Also called hypokinesis.
    Sadock's Comprehensive Glossary of Psychiatry and Psychology
    BJ Sadock Titles Press, 2012
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