ataxia
loss of coordination of the muscles, especially of the extremities.: Compare tabes dorsalis.
Origin of ataxia
1- Also a·tax·y [uh-tak-see, a-tak-]. /əˈtæk si, æˈtæk-/.
Other words from ataxia
- a·tax·ic, adjective
- pre·a·tax·ic, adjective
Words Nearby ataxia
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How to use ataxia in a sentence
At times locomotor ataxia begins with very severe pain seizures, known as crises.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyHence it is that paresis and locomotor ataxia are comparatively quite common among actors, brokers, and financiers.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyA physician wrote me, taking me to task for listing among the cures reported in my tabulation a case of locomotor ataxia.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton SinclairLocomotor ataxia was the least she might expect from her description of her feelings.
Psychotherapy | James J. WalshMay his unsightly face, and more hideous body dislocate itself in a deceitful ataxia (for they're still at these old tricks)!
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British Dictionary definitions for ataxia
ataxy (əˈtæksɪ)
/ (əˈtæksɪə) /
pathol lack of muscular coordination
Origin of ataxia
1Derived forms of ataxia
- ataxic or atactic, adjective
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Scientific definitions for ataxia
[ ə-tăk′sē-ə ]
Loss of muscular coordination as a result of damage to the central nervous system.
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