Asyndesis
asyndesis
asyndesis a·syn·de·sis (ə-sĭn’dĭ-sĭs)
n.
a disorder in which separate ideas or thoughts cannot be joined into a coherent concept.
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- Asyndeton
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- Asynechia
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defective coordination between parts, as muscles or limbs, that normally act in unison. noun (pathol) lack of coordination between muscles or parts, as occurs in cerebellar disease asynergia a·sy·ner·gi·a (ā’sə-nûr’jē-ə, -jə) or a·syn·er·gy (ā-sĭn’ər-jē) n. the lack of cooperation or working together of parts that normally act in unison. a’sy·ner’gic adj.
- Asynergy
defective coordination between parts, as muscles or limbs, that normally act in unison.