Hypokinesis


[hahy-poh-ki-nee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh, -kahy-] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kɪˈni ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə, -kaɪ-/

noun, Pathology.
1.
abnormally diminished muscular function or mobility.

hypokinesis hy·po·ki·ne·sis (hī’pō-kə-nē’sĭs, -kī-) or hy·po·ki·ne·sia (-nē’zhə)
n.
Diminished or abnormally slow movement. Also called hypomotility.
hy’po·ki·net’ic (-nět’ĭk) adj.

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