AKINESIS

(Lat.), n. f£. _ A*k(a?k)-i?n-e(a)'si®s, Gen., akines’ios See A cINEs I A.—Cerebral a. Fr., akinésie cérébrale. Ger., e It., acinesi cerebrale. Sp., a quines i a cerebral, A. the cause Ol ich lies in the cerebrum; especially an a. of which the producing lesion is seated in the middle line of the encephalon or in both hemispheres at the same time. [D, 70.]—Cro ed. a, Fr.,akinéste croisée. Sp.,a quines i a cruzada. A motor paralysis occurring on the side of the body Capes to that in which the causative lesion is situated. [D, 70.]—Reflex a. Disease of the reflex mechanism producing; diminution or absence of reaction to stimuli, [D,35.]—Spinal a. Fr,, akinésie spinale, Ger., spinale Akinesie. It., acinesi spinale. Sp., a quines i a espinal. A. due to lesion of the spinal cord. [D, 70.]