Adiadochokinesia

/ˌeɪdiˌædoʊkoʊkɪˈniːʒə/ noun

A neurological condition where a person cannot perform rapid alternating movements, such as quickly turning hands back and forth, due to brain or nerve damage.

From Greek a- ('not') + diadochos ('succeeding in turn') + kinesia ('movement'). A medical term combining three Greek roots to describe inability to do successive movements.

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