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Tardive dyskinesiaTD

Also called Involuntary repetitive facial movements

PsychiatryNeurologyPharmacologyImportant

A neurological disorder featuring involuntary, repetitive facial movements caused by long-term neuroleptic drug use.

Korean

지연성 운동이상증

항정신병 약물의 장기 사용으로 인한 얼굴·혀·사지의 불수의적 반복 운동 장애.

French

Dyskinésie tardive

Trouble neurologique avec mouvements faciaux involontaires et répétitifs causés par l'utilisation prolongée de médicaments neuroleptiques.

Word parts

  • dys-Prefix(Greek) Difficult, painful, abnormal
  • -kinesiaSuffix(Greek) Movement

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