dyskinesis

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English

Etymology

From dys- +‎ kinesis.

Noun

dyskinesis

  1. A reduced ability to control and coordinate movement
    • 2013 July 8, Dakshin Gangadharamurthy, Henry Shih, “Intracardiac thrombosis in polycythemia vera”, in BMJ Case Reports, volume 2013, →DOI:
      To rule out secondary causes of erythrocytosis, such as congenital heart disease with a right to left shunt, a transthoracic echocardiogram was performed, which showed normal left ventricular function with an apical area of dyskinesis and a large left ventricular apical thrombus measuring 3.0 cm×2.0 cm.