- synkinetic
- Relating to or marked by synkinesis.
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syn·ki·net·ic -'net-ik adj relating to or involving synkinesis <\synkinetic movements>
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synkinetic — See synkinesis. * * * … Universalium
synkinetic — syn·ki·net·ic … English syllables
synkinetic — |ned.ik adjective Etymology: syn + kinetic : relating to or involving synkinesis … Useful english dictionary
synkinetic movement — synkinesis … Medical dictionary
Synkinesis — is the result from miswiring of nerves after trauma. This result is manifested through involuntary muscular movements accompanying voluntary movements. For example, voluntary smiling will induce an involuntary contraction of the eye muscles… … Wikipedia
synkinesis — Involuntary movement accompanying a voluntary one, as the movement of a closed eye following that of the uncovered one, or the movement occurring in a paralyzed muscle accompanying motion in another part. SYN: syncinesis. [syn + G. kinesis,… … Medical dictionary
