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tardive, a.|ˈtɑːdɪv|
[mod. a. F. tardif, -ive: see tardy.]
a. Characterized by lateness, or tending to appear late; of late appearance or development.
1905H. D. Rolleston Dis. Liver 320 A case of tardive hereditary syphilis with stricture of the hepatic duct.
b. Path. tardive dyskinesia, a neurological disorder, usu. a late-developing side-effect of long-term treatment with anti-psychotic drugs, which is characterized by involuntary movements of the face and jaws.
1964A. Faurbye et al. in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica XL. 12 Tardive dyskinesia is first and foremost characterized by the occurrence of dyskinetic movements. 1979Nature 1 Mar. 59/1 Of all the side effects of drugs used to treat psychotic illness such as schizophrenia, chronic tardive dyskinesias are the most disturbing.
So † tarˈdivity [F. tardiveté], lateness of development or maturity. Obs. rare.
1725Bradley's Fam. Dict., Tardivity, a Term, says Monsieur Chomel, which may and ought to be made use of, tho' at present obsolete, when such a Fruit is mention'd on the account of its becoming late ripe. |