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a·sta·sia  (-stzh)
n.
Inability to stand because of motor incoordination.
[Greek, unsteadiness, from astatos, unsteady : a-, not; see a-1 + statos, standing; see st- in Indo-European roots.]
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Noun1.astasia - inability to stand due to muscular incoordination
disability, disablement, handicap, impairment - the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"
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