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dysdiadochokinesia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dys-di-ado-choki-ne-sia
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A neurological sign where a person has difficulty performing rapid, alternating movements, usually indicating cerebellar dysfunction.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-) + διάδοχος (diádokhos) + κίνησις (kínēsis) + -ία (-ía).

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Inflected Forms

dysdiadochokinesias (plural) dysdiadochocinesia (alternative)

Questions

What does dysdiadochokinesia mean?
A neurological sign where a person has difficulty performing rapid, alternating movements, usually indicating cerebellar dysfunction.
Where does dysdiadochokinesia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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