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]