hypokinesia

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

hy·po·ki·ne·si·a

[hahy-poh-ki-nee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh, -kahy-]
noun Pathology.
abnormally diminished muscular function or mobility.
Also, hy·po·ki·ne·sis [hahy-poh-ki-nee-sis, -kahy-] .


Origin:
1885–90; hypo- + -kinesia

hy·po·ki·net·ic [hahy-poh-ki-net-ik, -kahy-] , adjective
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Hypokinesia has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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