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ataxia

Syllabification: (a·tax·i·a)
Pronunciation: /əˈtaksēə/
(also ataxy /əˈtaksē/)
Definition of ataxia

noun

Medicine
  • the loss of full control of bodily movements.

Derivatives

ataxic

Pronunciation: /-sik/
adjective

Origin:

late 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek, from a- 'without' + taxis 'order'. The original sense was 'irregularity, disorder', later (in medical use) denoting irregularity of function or symptoms

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