Synkinesis
Translation of "synkinesis" into Russian
synkinesis
NounUK
/sɪnˈkɪnɪsɪs/
US
/sɪnˈkɪnɪsɪs/
synkinesis
synkineses pl
Synkinesis can occur after facial nerve injury.
Синкинезия может возникнуть после травмы лицевого нерва.
Definitions
synkinesis
NounUK
/sɪnˈkɪnɪsɪs/
US
/sɪnˈkɪnɪsɪs/
Involuntary movement occurring in conjunction with a voluntary movement, often due to nerve damage.
After the facial nerve injury, the patient experienced synkinesis, where smiling also caused the eye to close involuntarily.