Associations to the word «Ataxia»

Wiktionary

ATAXIA, noun. (pathology) Lack of coordination while performing voluntary movements, which may appear to be clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability.
ATAXIA, noun. (chemistry) The condition of a polymer in which the orientation of the subunits is random
ATAXIA, noun. (obsolete) Disorder; irregularity.
ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA, noun. A rare neurodegenerative inherited disease causing severe disability, characterized by poor coordination and telangiectasia to small dilated blood vessels.

Dictionary definition

ATAXIA, noun. Inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait.

Wise words

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