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