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dysdiadochokinesis

n. loss of ability to perform rapid alternating movements (e.g., repeatedly slapping one’s palm and then the back of one’s hand against the knee). Also called dysdiadochokinesia.

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Kallmann’s syndrome

Kallmann’s syndrome

a hereditary disorder characterized by hypogonadism (sometimes in the form of underdeveloped male sexual organs), intellectual disability, color blindness, complete anosmia (absence of the sense of smell), and motor overflow. Kallmann’s syndrome is transmitted as an X-linked dominant trait. [Franz Josef Kallmann (1897–1965), German-born U.S. psychiatrist and geneticist]