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AKINESIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does akinesis mean?
• AKINESIS (noun)
The noun AKINESIS has 1 sense:
1. motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis
Familiarity information: AKINESIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
akinesia; akinesis
Hypernyms ("akinesis" is a kind of...):
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