TARDIVE DYSKINESIA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("tardive dyskinesia" is a kind of...):

dyskinesia (abnormality in performing voluntary muscle movements)

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