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stiffness

[stif-nis] / ˈstɪf nɪs /


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Deisseroth offered another example with Parkinson's disease, a progressive brain disorder that can cause shaking, stiffness and difficulty controlling movement.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

This difference in stiffness could be important because harder implants can trigger inflammatory responses when they remain in the brain for long periods.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

But by increasing blood flow, reducing muscle stiffness and increasing serotonin, a hard massage can take on “some components of travel fatigue,” Katzenback said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

His lawsuit alleged that this impacted upon a ski holiday, as well as his exercise regime as "attempts at strenuous athletic activity would cause significant exacerbations of pain and stiffness".

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

He was showing a few signs of age, a white hair here and there in his coat, a certain stiffness in his gait.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn

Increasingly it was more difficult to fight the aches and stiffnesses which tried to keep her in bed in the morning—not that they ever succeeded.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

The youthful works of genius are generally the best, their very crudities and stiffnesses adorable.

From The Altar Fire by Arthur Christopher Benson

It blows fogs, foul vapours, joint- stiffnesses, agues, pestilences, over us here,—yes, here!

From The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 4 by George Meredith

He seems to have loved the very stiffnesses of the form in which he worked.

From Euripedes and His Age by Gilbert Murray

And the muslins and blue ribbons will be wonderful filmy creations, as different from the Early Victorian stiffnesses as anything you can possibly imagine.

From Betty Trevor by Victor Prout




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