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Pronunciation: ă-dī′ă-dō-kō-kin-ē′sis
Definition: Inability to perform rapid alternating movements. A clinical manifestation of cerebellar dysfunction.
Synonym(s): adiadochocinesia, adiadochocinesis, dysdiadochokinesis
[G. a- priv. + diadochos, successive, + kinēsis, movement]
See Also: dysdiadochokinesia
Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
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