motor dysfunction

collocation in English

meaningsofmotoranddysfunction

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motor
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈməʊ.tər/us
/ˈmoʊ.t̬ɚ/
mainly UK
connected with cars or other vehicles that have engines and ...
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dysfunction
noun[C]
uk
/dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən/us
/dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
a problem or fault in a part of the body or ...
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(Definition ofmotoranddysfunctionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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To investigate subtlemotordysfunction, kinematical analysis of emotional facial expressions can be used.
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A study ofmotordysfunctionassociated with schizophrenia based on analyses of movement-related cerebral potentials and motor conduction time.
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However, reported studies have not resolved the issue of whethermotordysfunctionin these patients is reversible by training.
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These suggest thatmotordysfunctionprecedes the onset of clinical schizophrenia and that neuromaturational processes influence the manifestation of motor signs.
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Dynorphin-related peptides causemotordysfunctionin the rat through a non-opiate action.
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Additionally, some individuals with cerebellar lesions (more typically associated with non-apraxicmotordysfunction) develop apraxic agraphia.
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The drug addiction becomes his downfall and causes severemotordysfunctionthat ends his musical career, but redeems him through allowing him to reconcile with his wife and daughters.
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The associatedmotordysfunctioncan be restricted to a part of body or present throughout the body, depending on the individual and the severity of the symptom.
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Fractal dimension is altered in some motor dysfunctions.
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This effect has been compared to dysmetria of movement, which describes the motor dysfunctions seen after cerebellar lesions.
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