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ATAXY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait

Synonyms:

ataxia; ataxy; dyssynergia; motor ataxia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("ataxy" is a kind of...):

nervous disorder; neurological disease; neurological disorder (a disorder of the nervous system)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ataxy"):

Friedreich's ataxia; herediatry spinal ataxia (sclerosis of the posterior and lateral columns of the spinal cord; characterized by muscular weakness and abnormal gait; occurs in children)

hereditary cerebellar ataxia (nervous disorder of late childhood and early adulthood; characterized by ataxic gait and hesitating or explosive speech and nystagmus)

Holonyms ("ataxy" is a part of...):

spinocerebellar disorder (any of several congenital disorders marked by degeneration of the cerebellum and spinal cord resulting in spasticity and ataxia)

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