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dyskinesia

Definitions of dyskinesia
  1. noun
    abnormality in performing voluntary muscle movements
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    types:
    tardive dyskinesia
    involuntary rolling of the tongue and twitching of the face or trunk or limbs; often occurs in patients with Parkinsonism who are treated with phenothiazine
    type of:
    nervous disorder, neurological disease, neurological disorder
    a disorder of the nervous system
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