Definition: 'Diadochokinesia'
diadochokinesia
Type: TermPronunciation: dī-ad′ō-kō-ki-nē′zē-ă, -ki-nē′sis
Definitions:
1. The normal capacity to bring a limb alternately into opposite positions, as in flexion and extention or pronation and supination.
Synonyms:
diadochocinesia
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