ataxia

a·tax·i·a

 (ə-tăk′sē-ə)

n.

1. Loss of the ability to coordinate muscular movement.

2. Any of various degenerative, often hereditary, disorders that are characterized by ataxia and are frequently associated with cerebellar atrophy.

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

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a·tax′ic adj. & n.

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ataxia

(əˈtæksɪə) or

ataxy

n

(Pathology) pathol lack of muscular coordination

[C17: via New Latin from Greek: lack of coordination, from a-¹ + -taxia, from tassein to put in order]

aˈtaxic, aˈtactic adj

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a•tax•i•a

(əˈtæk si ə)

n.

loss of coordination of the muscles, esp. of the extremities.

[1605–15; < New Latin < Greek: indiscipline]

a•tax′ic, adj.

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a·tax·i·a

(ə-tăk′sē-ə)

Loss of muscular coordination as a result of damage to the central nervous system.

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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

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ataxia

Lack of coordination of the muscles.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

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Translations

ataxie

ataxia

ataksia

ataxie

atassia

ataxie

атаксия

ataxia

[əˈtæksɪə] N → ataxia f

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ataxia

n → Ataxie f

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ataxia

n ataxia

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