hyperkinesis


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hyperkinesis /ˌhʌɪpəkɪˈniːsɪs, -kʌɪ-/ (also hyperkinesia)
noun
  • 1 Medicine muscle spasm.
  • 2 Psychiatry a disorder of children marked by hyperactivity and inability to concentrate.
– derivatives
hyperkinetic adjective.
– origin C19: from hyper- + Gk kinēsis ‘motion’.
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