ATAXIA


Meaning of ATAXIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈtak-sē-ə, (ˌ)ā- ]

noun

Etymology: Greek, from a- + tassein to put in order

Date: 1670

: an inability to coordinate voluntary muscular movements that is symptomatic of some central nervous system disorders and injuries and not due to muscle weakness — called also incoordination

• atax·ic -sik adjective

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