Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tardive dyskinesia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: tar-di-ve dysk-i-ne-sia
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Involuntary, repetitive movements as a side effect of dopamine antagonists that can be permanent.

Example Sentences

"Patient declined Seroxat. Hypochondria — cites spasmodic blinking and severe memory loss as evidence of tardive dyskinesia and tardive dimentia."

Etymology

tardive + dyskinesia

Inflected Forms

tardive dyskinesias (plural)

Questions

What does tardive dyskinesia mean?: Involuntary, repetitive movements as a side effect of dopamine antagonists that can be permanent.
Where does tardive dyskinesia come from?: tardive + dyskinesia

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