- spinal ataxia
- ataxia due to disease of the spinal cord.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
spinal ataxia
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herediatry spinal ataxia — noun sclerosis of the posterior and lateral columns of the spinal cord; characterized by muscular weakness and abnormal gait; occurs in children • Syn: ↑Friedreich s ataxia • Hypernyms: ↑ataxia, ↑ataxy, ↑dyssynergia, ↑motor ataxia … Useful english dictionary
ataxia — noun inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait • Syn: ↑ataxy, ↑dyssynergia, ↑motor ataxia • Derivationally related forms: ↑ataxic, ↑atactic • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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Ataxia — Wobbliness. Ataxia is incoordination and unsteadiness due to the brain’s failure to regulate the body’s posture and regulate the strength and direction of limb movements. Ataxia is usually a consequence of disease in the brain,… … Medical dictionary
ataxia — ataxic, adj. /euh tak see euh/, n. Pathol. loss of coordination of the muscles, esp. of the extremities. Also, ataxy /euh tak see, a tak /. Cf. tabes dorsalis. [1605 15; < NL < Gk: indiscipline, equiv. to a A 6 + táx(is) TAXIS + ia IA] * * *… … Universalium
Friedreich's ataxia — noun sclerosis of the posterior and lateral columns of the spinal cord; characterized by muscular weakness and abnormal gait; occurs in children • Syn: ↑herediatry spinal ataxia • Hypernyms: ↑ataxia, ↑ataxy, ↑dyssynergia, ↑motor ataxia * * *… … Useful english dictionary
motor ataxia — noun inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait • Syn: ↑ataxia, ↑ataxy, ↑dyssynergia • Derivationally related forms: ↑ataxic (for: ↑ataxia), ↑atactic … Useful english dictionary
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