Akinetic
absence, loss, or impairment of the power of voluntary movement.
Historical Examples
He called all conditions with marked inactivity and apathy “akinetic psychoses” and said that some recovered, some did not.
Benign Stupors August Hoch
akinesia a·ki·ne·sia (ā’kĭ-nē’zhə, -kī-) or a·ki·ne·sis (-sĭs)
n.
A slowness or loss of normal motor function resulting in impaired muscle movement.
a’ki·ne’sic (-zĭk, -sĭk) or a’ki·net’ic (-nět’ĭk) adj.
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