hyperkinesis

hy·per·ki·ne·sia

 (hī′pər-kə-nē′zhə, -kī-) also hy·per·ki·ne·sis (-sĭs)

n.

1. An abnormal increase in muscular activity.

2. Hyperactivity, especially in children.

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[hyper- + Greek kīnēsis, movement (from kīnein, to move; see keiə- in Indo-European roots) + -ia.]

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hyperkinesia, hyperkinesis

a condition of the body in which muscular movement is abnormally agitated. — hyperkinetic, adj.

See also: Body, Human

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a condition of the body in which muscular movement is abnormally agitated. — hyperkinetic, adj.

See also: Disease and Illness

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