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Definition of: akinesis
(ak′ə·nē′sis) noun
1. Impairment or loss of motor function.
2. Immobility due to any cause. Also ak·i·ne·si·a (ak′ə·nē′sē ·ə). [<NL <Gk. a- without + kinēsis motion]
—ak′i·ne′sic adjective
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