ATAXIA


Meaning of ATAXIA in English

əˈtaksēə, (ˈ)ā- noun

also ataxy əˈtaksē, ˈaˌt-

( plural ataxias also ataxies )

Etymology: Greek ataxia, from ataktos disorderly (from a- a- (II) + taktos ordered, verbal of tattein, tassein to put in order) + -ia -y — more at tactics

1. : lack of order : confusion

their political ataxia … kept them unaware of themselves and unaware of each other — Waldo Frank

2.

[New Latin, from Greek]

: an inability to coordinate voluntary muscular movements that is symptomatic of any of several disorders of the nervous system ; specifically : such an abnormality in sheep associated with inadequate intake of copper and common in parts of Australia

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