Ataxia

n.	1.	Disorder; irregularity.
	2.	(Med.) Irregularity in disease, or in the functions.
	3.	(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. Locomotor ataxia See Locomotor.

Noun

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ataxia - inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait Synonyms: ataxy, dyssynergia, motor ataxia

ataxy, dyssynergia, Friedreich's ataxia, herediatry spinal ataxia, hereditary cerebellar ataxia, motor ataxia, nervous disorder, neurological disease, neurological disorder, spinocerebellar disorder