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ataxia
(redirected from Loss of coordination)

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a·tax·i·a  (-tks-) also a·tax·y (-tks)
n.
Loss of the ability to coordinate muscular movement.

[Greek ataxi, disorder : a-, not; see a-1 + taxis, order.]

a·taxic adj. & n.

ataxia [əˈtæksɪə], ataxy [əˈtæksɪ]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol lack of muscular coordination
[via New Latin from Greek: lack of coordination, from a-1 + -taxia, from tassein to put in order]
ataxic , atactic adj

ataxia  (-tks-)
Loss of muscular coordination as a result of damage to the central nervous system.

ataxia, ataxy
inability to coordinate bodily movements, especially movements of the muscles. See also order and disorder.
See also: Disease and Illness
lack of order; irregularity. See also disease and illness.
See also: Order and Disorder
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ataxia - inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait
nervous disorder, neurological disease, neurological disorder - a disorder of the nervous system
Friedreich's ataxia, herediatry spinal ataxia - sclerosis of the posterior and lateral columns of the spinal cord; characterized by muscular weakness and abnormal gait; occurs in children
hereditary cerebellar ataxia - nervous disorder of late childhood and early adulthood; characterized by ataxic gait and hesitating or explosive speech and nystagmus
spinocerebellar disorder - any of several congenital disorders marked by degeneration of the cerebellum and spinal cord resulting in spasticity and ataxia
Translations
ataxia [əˈtæksɪə] Nataxia f
ataxia
nAtaxie f


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