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Definition of akinesia noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

akinesia

noun
 
/ˌeɪkɪˈniːsiə/,
 
/ˌeɪkaɪˈniːsiə/
 
/ˌeɪkɪˈniːsiə/,
 
/ˌeɪkaɪˈniːsiə/
[uncountable] (medical)
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  1. lack of the ability to make your body move
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek akinēsia ‘quiescence’, from a- ‘without’ + kinēsis ‘motion’.
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