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abasia

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a⋅ba⋅sia

  [uh-bey-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]
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–noun Medicine/Medical.
inability to walk due to a limitation or absence of muscular coordination.
Compare astasia.

Origin:
1885–90; < NL, equiv. to Gk a- a- 6 + bat-, verbid of baínein to walk + -ia -ia

Related forms:
a⋅ba⋅sic  [uh-bey-zik, -sik] , a⋅bat⋅ic  [uh-bat-ik] , adjective
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a·ba·sia   (ə-bā'zhə)   
n.  Impaired muscular coordination in walking.

[a-1 + Greek basis, step; see gwā- in Indo-European roots + -ia1.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: aba·sia
Pronunciation: &-'bA-zh(E-)&
Function: noun
: inability to walk caused by a defect in muscular coordination —compareASTASIA —aba·sic /&-'bA-sik, -zik/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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abasia a·ba·sia (ə-bā'zhə)
n.
Inability to walk due to impaired muscular coordination.

a·ba'sic (ə-bā'sĭk, -zĭk) or a·bat'ic (ə-bāt'ĭk) adj.

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