parakinesis

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English

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Etymology

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From para- +‎ -kinesis.

Noun

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parakinesis (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) The incorporation of a choreic or involuntary movement into a voluntary one
  2. (archaic) A supposed paranormal phenomenon in which the relatively small force imparted to an object is not sufficient to explain the degree of resulting movement
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