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Webster 1913 Edition
Hyperkinesis
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Hyˊper-ki-ne′sis
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ὑπέρ
over + [GREEK] motion.] (Med.)
Abnormally increased muscular movement; spasm.
Definition 2024
hyperkinesis
hyperkinesis
English
Noun
hyperkinesis (countable and uncountable, plural hyperkineses)
- (pathology) Abnormally increased and sometimes uncontrollable activity or muscular movements.
- (pathology) A condition especially of childhood characterized by hyperactivity.
Translations
abnormally increased and sometimes uncontrollable activity or muscular movements
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a condition characterized by hyperactivity
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