abasia
[ uh-bey-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
nounMedicine/Medical.
inability to walk due to a limitation or absence of muscular coordination.
Origin of abasia
1Other words from abasia
- a·ba·sic [uh-bey-zik, -sik], /əˈbeɪ zɪk, -sɪk/, a·bat·ic [uh-bat-ik], /əˈbæt ɪk/, adjective
- Compare astasia.
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How to use abasia in a sentence
In another of Briand's cases torticollis alternated with astasia-abasia, a sort of "mental paraplegia."
Tics and Their Treatment | Henry MeigneThey are really a loss of confidence in one's power to do things and a passing astasia-abasia.
Psychotherapy | James J. Walsh
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