extrapyramidal dyskinesia

extrapyramidal dyskinesia definition - medical

extrapyramidal dyskinesia

noun
Any of various movement disorders caused by disease of the extrapyramidal motor system of the brain and generally characterized by insuppressible, automatic movements that cease only during sleep.

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