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Ataxy   Listen
noun
Ataxy, Ataxia  n.  
1.
Disorder; irregularity. (Obs.)
2.
(Med.)
(a)
Irregularity in disease, or in the functions.
(b)
The state of disorder that characterizes nervous fevers and the nervous condition. (archaic)
3.
(Med.) Loss of coordination in the voluntary muscles, especially the limbs; an inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; it results in unsteady movements and a staggering gait. See also locomotor ataxia, an ataxia which occurs when attempting to perform coordinated muscular movements.
Synonyms: ataxy
Locomotor ataxia. See Locomotor.





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"Ataxy" Quotes from Famous Books



... coincidence," she continued, "that at the instant that you called I was reading your paper on 'Locomotor Ataxia,' in ...
— Round the Red Lamp - Being Facts and Fancies of Medical Life • Arthur Conan Doyle


Words linked to "Ataxy" :   neurological disorder, neurological disease, herediatry spinal ataxia, spinocerebellar disorder, motor ataxia, dyssynergia


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