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Parakinesis

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Parakinesis is a noun meaning (medicine) The incorporation of a choreic or involuntary movement into a voluntary one.

Meaning

(medicine) The incorporation of a choreic or involuntary movement into a voluntary one.

More Meanings

  1. (archaic) A supposed paranormal phenomenon in which the relatively small force imparted to an object is not sufficient to explain the degree of resulting movement

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include parakinesia, synkinesis, myokinesis, synkinesia, kinanesthesia, normokinesia.

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