单词 | tardive dyskinesia |
释义 | tardive dyskinesia in American English (ˈtɑrdɪv) a neuromuscular disorder, characterized by involuntary movements of the face, mouth, etc., believed to be induced by long-term use of certain tranquilizers or dopamine Word origin tardive, developing late (< Fr, fem. of tardif, tardy) + dyskinesiatardive dyskinesia in American Englishnoun Pathology a disorder characterized by restlessness and involuntary rolling of the tongue or twitching of the face, trunk, or limbs, usually occurring as a complication of long-term therapy with antipsychotic drugs Word origin [1965–70]This word is first recorded in the period 1965–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Coriolis effect, Finlandization, double-book, isometric exercise, no-faultExamples of 'tardive dyskinesia' in a sentence |
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