- Locomotor ataxia
- Ataxia A*tax"i*a, Ataxy At"ax*y, n. [NL. ataxia, Gr. ?, fr.
? out of order; 'a priv. + ? ordered, arranged, ? to put in
order: cf. F. ataxie.]
1. Disorder; irregularity. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Med.) (a) Irregularity in disease, or in the functions. (b) The state of disorder that characterizes nervous fevers and the nervous condition. [archaic] [1913 Webster]
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.
Syn: ataxy [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
{Locomotor ataxia}. See {Locomotor}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.