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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Ataxia

/āt'-ăk'-sē-ə/ · A·tax·i·a · IPA /əˈtæksɪə/
01 n. Disorder; irregularity.
  1. 1.
    Disorder; irregularity.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    Irregularity in disease, or in the functions.(Med.) [archaic]
  3. 3.
    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.(Med.)
Phrases & compounds
Locomotor ataxia — See Locomotor.
Syn. ataxy