HEREDIATRY SPINAL ATAXIA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Sclerosis of the posterior and lateral columns of the spinal cord; characterized by muscular weakness and abnormal gait; occurs in children

Synonyms:

Friedreich's ataxia; herediatry spinal ataxia

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("herediatry spinal ataxia" is a kind of...):

ataxia; ataxy; dyssynergia; motor ataxia (inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait)

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