Dysergia

/dɪsˈɜːrdʒə/ noun

Definition

Defective or impaired muscular coordination; difficulty in coordinating muscular movements despite normal muscle strength.

Etymology

From Greek dys- (bad, abnormal) + ergon (work, action). Unlike paralysis (loss of strength), dysergia involves intact muscles that simply won't coordinate properly, indicating a neurological rather than muscular problem.

Kelly Says

Dysergia is the difference between 'I can't move' and 'I can move but I'm clumsy'—it points to brain/nerve problems rather than muscle damage. This distinction revolutionized understanding of stroke, Parkinson's, and cerebral palsy.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
功能 አይነት አይነት አይነት
fuhn-k-shun ay-net ay-net ay-net
ARالعربية
خلل وظيفي
khull waza'ifi
BNবাংলা
অস্বাভাবিকতা
os-wa-bha-abik-ta
CACatalà
disfunció
dis-fun-thee-oh
CSČeština
dysfunkce
dis-fuhn-k-ce
DADansk
dysfunktion
dis-fuhn-k-shun
DEDeutsch
Dysfunktion
dis-fuhn-k-shuh-n
ELΕλληνικά
δυσλειτουργία
dis-li-tor-gee-ah
ESEspañol
disergia
dis-er-gee-ah
FAفارسی
اختلال عملکرد
e-kh-tal-e-am-kal
FISuomi
dysfunktio
dis-fuhn-k-tio
FRFrançais
dysfonctionnement
dis-fonk-syo-nuh-mahn
GUGU
અસમાનતા
as-ma-na-ta
HAHA
dabaru
da-ba-ru
HEעברית
ליקוי פונקציונלי
li-kuy fonk-tsee-o-nee-li
HIहिन्दी
असामान्यता
asamaanyata
HUMagyar
dysfunkció
dis-fuhn-k-syo
IDBahasa Indonesia
disfungsi
dis-fungs-i
IGIG
ịgba ọrụ
ee-gba or-oo
ITItaliano
disfunzione
dis-fuhn-tsh-oh-neh
JA日本語
機能不全
ki-i-n-fu-zen
KKKK
функциясын жоғалту
fynk-tsi-ya-syn jo-ga-l-tu
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធមិនបានដំឡើង
pra-p-phon-m-n-ba-n-dam-leung
KO한국어
기능 장애
ki-nung jan-ae
MRMR
कार्यक्षमतेची अक्षमता
kar-ya-ksham-te-chi ak-sham-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
ketidakmampuan
ke-ti-dak-mu-na-pa
MYမြန်မာ
စီမံရေး ပြဿနာ
see-ma-n-ray pya-tha-na
NLNederlands
dysfunctie
dis-fuhn-k-tee
NONorsk
dysfunksjon
dis-fuhn-k-shun
PAPA
ਕੰਮ ਨਾ ਕਰਨ
kam na kar-n
PLPolski
dysfunkcja
dis-fuhn-k-tsee-ya
PTPortuguês
disfunção
dis-fuhn-sāw
RORomână
disfuncție
dis-fuhn-k-tsee-ya
RUРусский
дисфункция
dis-fuhn-k-tsiya
SVSvenska
dysfunktion
dis-fuhn-k-shun
SWKiswahili
uhandisi
u-han-di-si
TAதமிழ்
செயல் திறன் குறைவு
chey-l thi-ran ku-rai-vu
TEతెలుగు
చేయి సామర్థ్యం
chey-i sa-mar-tham
THไทย
การทำงานผิดปกติ
gaan-tra-ma-wun-phet-puk-ti
TLTL
pagkukulang
pag-ku-kul-ang
TRTürkçe
disfonksiyon
dis-fonk-syon
UKУкраїнська
дисфункція
dis-fuhn-k-tsiya
URاردو
کارکردی خلل
kar-kar-di khull
VITiếng Việt
hệ thống không hoạt động
he thong khong hoat dong
YOYO
ìṣẹ́ ẹ̀tọ́
eeshe eh-toh
ZH中文
功能障碍
gōng néng zhàng'ài
ZUZU
ukufunyaniswa
oo-ku-fu-nya-ni-swa

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