ataxy
si noun Pathology.
loss of coordination of the muscles, especially of the extremities.
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ataxia or ataxy (əˈtæksɪə, əˈtæksɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| pathol lack of muscular coordination | |
| [C17: via New Latin from Greek: lack of coordination, from | |
| ataxy or ataxy | |
| —n | |
| [C17: via New Latin from Greek: lack of coordination, from | |
| a'taxic or ataxy | |
| —adj | |
| a'tactic or ataxy | |
| —adj | |
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Ataxy
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| ataxia or ataxy (əˈtæksɪə, əˈtæksɪ) | |
| —n | |
| pathol lack of muscular coordination | |
| [C17: via New Latin from Greek: lack of coordination, from | |
| ataxy or ataxy | |
| —n | |
| [C17: via New Latin from Greek: lack of coordination, from | |
| a'taxic or ataxy | |
| —adj | |
| a'tactic or ataxy | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
ataxia
also Anglicized as ataxy, 1610s, "confusion, disorder," medical L., from Gk. ataxia, from a-, privative prefix, + taxis "arrangement, order," from tassein "to arrange" (see tactics). Pathological sense is attested from 1670. Related: Ataxic (1853).
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Medical Dictionary
ataxia a·tax·i·a (ə-tāk'sē-ə) or a·tax·y (ə-tāk'sē)
n.
Loss of the ability to coordinate muscular movement. Also called dyssynergia, incoordination.
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Science Dictionary
ataxia  (ə-tāk'sē-ə) Pronunciation Key
Loss of muscular coordination as a result of damage to the central nervous system. |
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