Definitions For Akathisia

Noun

AKATHISIA. (countable and uncountable, plural AKATHISIAs) (medicine) A sensation of restlessness characterized by an inability to sit still/down or remain motionless/seated, arising from a subjective need or desire to move, often coinciding with the sensation of twitching of muscles, often as a side effect of psychiatric medications. }} }}

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 失靜症}}, {{t, cmn, 失靜症 (shījìngzhèng) Finnish: akatisia Portuguese: acatisia, f

Alternative forms

acathisia

Etymology

from a- + {{der , en , grc , κάθισις , , sitting}} + -ia.

Is Akathisia a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
15

The word Akathisia is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

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