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diadochokinesia

noun di·a·do·cho·ki·ne·sia

Medical Definition of DIADOCHOKINESIA

:  the normal power of alternating diametrically opposite muscular actions (as flexion and extension of a limb)
di·a·do·cho·ki·net·ic or di·a·do·ko·ki·net·ic \-kə-ˈnet-ik, -kī-ˈnet-\ adjective

Variants of DIADOCHOKINESIA

di·a·do·cho·ki·ne·sia or di·a·do·ko·ki·ne·sia \dī-ˌad-ə-ˌkō-kə-ˈnē-zh(ē-)ə, ˌdī-ə-ˌdō-(ˌ)kō-, -kī-ˈnē-\

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