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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