Search Result for "akinesia": 
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis;
[syn: akinesis, akinesia]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

akinesia \ak`i*ne"si*a\ ([=a]`k[i^]*n[=e]"s[=e]*[.a] or [a^]k`[i^]*n[=e]"s[i^]*[.a]), n. [Gr. 'akinhsi`a quiescence; 'a priv. + ki`nhsis motion.] (Med.) Loss of the ability for voluntary muscle movement. --Foster. [1913 Webster + AS] akinetic
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

akinesia n 1: motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis [syn: akinesis, akinesia]