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TARDIVE DYSKINESIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Involuntary rolling of the tongue and twitching of the face or trunk or limbs; often occurs in patients with Parkinsonism who are treated with phenothiazine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("tardive dyskinesia" is a kind of...):
dyskinesia (abnormality in performing voluntary muscle movements)