Found 2 items, similar to Ataxia.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ataxia ataxia n : inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait [syn: ataxy, dyssynergia, motor ataxia]
English → English (gcide) Definition: 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]