ataxy

a·tax·i·a  (-tks-) also a·tax·y (-tks)

n.

Loss of the ability to coordinate muscular movement.

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

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a·taxic adj. & n.

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ataxia, ataxy

inability to coordinate bodily movements, especially movements of the muscles. See also order and disorder.

See also: Disease and Illness

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lack of order; irregularity. See also disease and illness.

See also: Order and Disorder

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ataxy - inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait ataxia, dyssynergia, motor ataxia 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