ataxy

Definitions of ataxy
  1. noun
    inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait
    synonyms: ataxia, dyssynergia, motor ataxia
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    types:
    Friedreich's ataxia, herediatry spinal ataxia
    sclerosis of the posterior and lateral columns of the spinal cord; characterized by muscular weakness and abnormal gait; occurs in children
    hereditary cerebellar ataxia
    nervous disorder of late childhood and early adulthood; characterized by ataxic gait and hesitating or explosive speech and nystagmus
    type of:
    nervous disorder, neurological disease, neurological disorder
    a disorder of the nervous system
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