See Also: acrocinesia(medicine)

thigmokinesis (iou) and acrocinesia (medicine)


thigmokinesis (iou)



thigmokinesis noun. M20.
[from Greek thigma touch + -O- + KINESIS.]
Zoology. Movement of an organism in response to the absence of touch or body contact.

acrocinesia (medicine)


acrocinesia
Excessive movement.

Synonym: acrokinesia.

Origin: acro-+ G. Kinesis, movement