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hyperanakinesia

[ hahy-per-an-uh-ki-nee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh, -kahy- ]

noun

  1. abnormally active mechanical movement, especially of the stomach or intestine.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperanakinesia1

hyper- + ana- + Greek -kīnēsia, derivative of kī́nēsis movement; kinesthesia

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