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Movement-disorder definition

(medicine) Any abnormality that concerns control of skeletal muscle, from involuntary twitching or lack of coordination to loss of function.
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Noun

Singular:
movement-disorder
Plural:
movement disorders

Movement-disorder Sentence Examples

  • Nature Neuroscience, April 2003 Mouse mimics movement disorder Scientists have produced the first mouse with episodic ataxia.

  • Hartford Memorial Hospital's Sleep Disorder Center offers help for people who have a number of sleep problems, including sleep apena, narcolepsy and periodic limb movement disorder.

  • Periodic limb movement disorder involves involuntary muscle spasms but not the intense cramping sensation associated with nighttime leg cramps.

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