ataxy — ataxia UK [əˈtæksɪə] / US or ataxy UK [əˈtæksɪ] / US noun [uncountable] medical the loss of the ability to control the movements your body makes Derived word: ataxic UK [əˈtæksɪk] / US adjective … English dictionary
ataxy — SYN: ataxia. * * * (ə takґse) ataxia … Medical dictionary
ataxy — n. inability to coordinate muscular movement … English contemporary dictionary
ataxy — n. inability to co ordinate muscles; lack of order. ♦ ataxic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
ataxy — n. (also ataxia) Med. the loss of full control of bodily movements. Derivatives: ataxic adj. Etymology: mod.L ataxia f. Gk f. a not + taxis order … Useful english dictionary
Progressive locomotor ataxy — Locomotor Lo co*mo tor, a. [See {Locomotion}.] Of or pertaining to movement or locomotion. [1913 Webster] {Locomotor ataxia}, or {Progressive locomotor ataxy} (Med.), a disease of the spinal cord characterized by peculiar disturbances of gait,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ataxia — noun inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait • Syn: ↑ataxy, ↑dyssynergia, ↑motor ataxia • Derivationally related forms: ↑ataxic, ↑atactic • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Ataxic — A*tax ic, a. [Cf. F. ataxique. See {Ataxia}.] (Med.) Characterized by ataxy, that is, (a) by great irregularity of functions or symptoms, or (b) by a lack of coordinating power in movements. [1913 Webster] {Ataxic fever}, malignant typhus fever.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
