LOCOMOTOR ATAXIA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Syphilis of the spinal cord characterized by degeneration of sensory neurons and stabbing pains in the trunk and legs and unsteady gait and incontinence and impotence

Synonyms:

locomotor ataxia; tabes dorsalis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("locomotor ataxia" is a kind of...):

neurosyphilis (syphilis of the central nervous system)

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