About The Word Ataxia
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Ataxia
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What's The Definition Of Ataxia?
[n] inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait
Synonyms | Synonyms for Ataxia: ataxy | dyssynergia | motor ataxia Related Terms | Find terms related to Ataxia: See Also | Friedreich's ataxia | herediatry spinal ataxia | hereditary cerebellar ataxia | nervous disorder | neurological disease | neurological disorder | spinocerebellar disorder Ataxia In Webster's Dictionary \A*tax"i*a\, Ataxy \At"ax*y\, n. [NL. ataxia, Gr. ?, fr.
? out of order; 'a priv. + ? ordered, arranged, ? to put in
order: cf. F. ataxie.]
1. Disorder; irregularity. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
2. (Med.)
(a) Irregularity in disease, or in the functions.
(b) The state of disorder that characterizes nervous
fevers and the nervous condition.
{Locomotor ataxia}. See {Locomotor}.
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