akinesia
noun/ˌeɪkɪˈniːsiə/, /ˌeɪkaɪˈniːsiə/
/ˌeɪkɪˈniːsiə/, /ˌeɪkaɪˈniːsiə/
[uncountable] (medical)- lack of the ability to make your body moveWord Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek akinēsia ‘quiescence’, from a- ‘without’ + kinēsis ‘motion’.
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