ataxia

 
Pronunciation: /əˈtaksɪə/
(also ataxy /-si/)

noun

[mass noun] Medicine
  • the loss of full control of bodily movements.

Derivatives

ataxic

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