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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 paralysisplay

  Familiarity information: AKINESIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AKINESIS (noun)


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...):

palsy; paralysis (loss of the ability to move a body part)


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