Akinetic

Akinetic
Without movement (or without much movement). A term used in neurology to denote the absence (or poverty) of movement. The word "akinetic" comes from the prefix "a-" meaning "without" + the Greek word "kinesis" meaning motion = without motion. For example, a person in coma is akinetic. For another example, akinetic mutism is a condition in which a person is both mute and akinetic. A textbook on clinical neurology observes that a person with akinetic mutism has "sleep-waking cycles but, when apparently awake, with eyes open, lies mute. immobile and unresponsive."
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Relating to or suffering from akinesia. SYN: akinesic.

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aki·net·ic -'net-ik adj of, relating to, or affected by akinesia <an \akinetic and myoclonic seizure>

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  • Akinetic mutism — A state in which a person is unspeaking (mute) and unmoving (akinetic). A textbook on clinical neurology observes that a person with akinetic mutism has sleep waking cycles but, when apparently awake, with eyes open, lies mute. immobile and… …   Medical dictionary

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  • akinetic — adj. suffering from akinesis (lack or loss of movement); of akinesis …   English contemporary dictionary

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