Phys. [a. Gr. ἀκινησία quiescence, f. ἀ priv. + κίνησις motion, f. κῑνέ-ειν to move.] Loss of the power of voluntary movement; paralysis of the motor nerves. (Also called akinesis, not according to Gr. analogy.)
1878. M. Foster, Physiol., III. vi. § 4. 511. Anæsthesia (a loss of sensation) and akinesia (a loss of movement).
1878. A. M. Hamilton, Nerv. Dis., 306. A condition of akinesis and prostration takes the place of the irritable nervous state.
