Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Loss of the ability to coordinate muscular movement.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, irregularity in the functions of the body or in the course of a disease; specifically, inability to coördinate voluntary movements. Also
ataxy .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Disorder; irregularity.
- noun archaic, archaic Irregularity in disease, or in the functions.
- noun archaic The state of disorder that characterizes nervous fevers and the nervous condition.
- noun (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. - noun See
Locomotor .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun pathology Lack of
coordination while performingvoluntary movements , which may appear to beclumsiness ,inaccuracy , orinstability .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Any person over the age of 18 with a confirmed diagnosis of Friedreich ataxia is eligible to participate.
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Any person with a confirmed diagnosis of Friedreich ataxia is eligible to participate.
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She developed pulmonary hypertension and a progressive neurological condition called ataxia that impacts balance and movement and has left her in need of a walker.
The Bilerico Project 2010
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Early symptoms reported by SCA2 patients appearing before gait ataxia, which is the most notorious clinical deficit, include dysarthria, problems with hand writing, and sleep disturbances
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Difficulty in speech, swallowing and sleep disturbances due to impaired coordination (also known as ataxia).
unknown title 2009
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She is especially interested in a disorder called ataxia telangiectasia, a genetic disease that first appears in young children.
HHMI News 2009
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Early symptoms reported by SCA2 patients appearing before gait ataxia, which is the most notorious clinical deficit, include dysarthria, problems with hand writing, and sleep disturbances
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The report describes a young boy with a fatal neuromuscular disease called ataxia telangiectasia, who was treated with embryonic stem cells.
CRUSADER RABBIT 2009
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The report describes a young boy with a fatal neuromuscular disease called ataxia telangiectasia, who was treated with embryonic stem cells.
The Common Room 2009
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The report describes a young boy with a fatal neuromuscular disease called ataxia telangiectasia, who was treated with embryonic stem cells.
Think Progress 2009
brokeneye commented on the word ataxia
And not, as some may have assumed, the loss of ability to comprehend tax forms
October 31, 2023