define bradykinesia
Bradykinesia (Î²ÏÎ±Î´ÏÏ bradys, slow, ÎºÎ¯Î½Î·ÏÎ¹Ï kinÄsis, motion) Characterized by slowness of movement, it occurs in Parkinson's disease and other disorders of the basal ganglia. Rather than being a slowness in initiation (akinesia), bradykinesia describes a slowness in the execution of movement.