Look up: ataxia

1. Ataxia
   Loss of coordination by an animal with neurolgical damage.
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2. Ataxia
   Failure of muscular co-ordination through irregularity of muscular action.
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3. ataxia
   [n] - inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements
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4. Ataxia
   An inability to coordinate skeletal muscular activity, leading to unsteadiness and defects of balance.
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5. ataxia
   Unsteady or irregular manner of walking or movement caused by loss or failure of muscular co-ordination.
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6. Ataxia
   Loss of balance
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7. Ataxia
   Inability to co-ordinate movement i.e. Clumsiness
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8. Ataxia
   Lack of muscular coordination; lack of precision; unsteadiness
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9. Ataxia
   inco-ordination due to damage to the cerebellum and/or the major sensory pathways conveying joint position sense
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10. Ataxia
    Loss of co-ordination.
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11. Ataxia
    Ataxia: Wobbliness. Incoordination and unsteadiness due to the brain's failure to regulate the body's posture and regulate the strength and direction of limb movements. Ataxia is usually a consequence of disease in the brain, specifically in the cerebellum which lies beneath the back part of the cerebrum.
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12. ataxia
    an inability to co-ordinate muscular movements Category: Medicine • unsteady or irregular gait resulting from incoordination of the muscles,which can be caused by a variety of lesions throughout the nervous system Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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13. ataxia
    <neurology> Failure of muscular coordination, irregularity of muscular action. ... Origin: Gr. Taxis = order ... (16 Dec 1997) ...
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14. ataxia
    ataxy noun inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait
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15. ataxia
    (ә-tak´se-ә) failure of muscular coordination; irregularity of muscular action. adj., atac´tic, atax´ic., adj.
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16. Ataxia
    • (n.) Alt. of Ataxy
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17. ataxia
    inability to coordinate voluntary muscular movements. In common usage, the term describes an unsteady gait.[3 related articles]
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18. ataxia
    (Gr. from a negative + taxis order) failure of muscular coordination; irregularity of muscular action.
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19. ataxia
    ataxia, atactic, atactiform 1. Absence or lack of order; lack of coordination. 2. The inability of someone to coordinate muscle activity during a voluntary movement; irregularity of muscular action. 3. Unsteadiness, incoordination or disorganization of movements in the absence of paralysis. In se...
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20. Ataxia
    [genus] Ataxia Haldeman, 1847 is an American genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, tribe Pteropliini. Ataxia is primarily widespread in South America, but several endemic species are present in Central America and in the Antilles. Only few species reach the South-western USA. The genus includes 38 species: ...
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21. Ataxia
    [band] Ataxia was a short-lived American experimental rock band formed in 2004 by guitarist John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Mars Volta), bassist Joe Lally (Fugazi) and drummer Josh Klinghoffer (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dot Hacker, The Bicycle Thief), who succeeded Frusciante as the...
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22. Ataxia
    [disambiguation] Ataxia is unsteady and clumsy motion of the Limbs or trunk due to a failure of the gross coordination of muscle movements. This includes cerebellar, sensory, and vestibular ataxia. The word ataxia is also part of the name of some specific causes of ataxia, including Friedrei...
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23. ataxia
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ă-tak′sē-ă Definitions: 1. An inability to coordinate muscle activity during voluntary movement; most often results from disorders of the cerebellum or the posterior columns of the spinal cord; may involve the limbs, head, or trunk. Synonyms: ataxy, incoordination
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24. Ataxia
    Ataxia (from Greek α- [a negative prefix] + -τάξις [order] = "lack of order"), is a neurological sign consisting of lack of voluntary coordination of muscle movements, as in walking. Ataxia is a non-specific clinical manifestation implying dysfunction of the parts of the nervous system that c...
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25. ataxia
    ataxia (utăk'sēu) , lack of coordination of the voluntary muscles resulting in irregular movements of the body. Ataxia can be brought on by an injury, infection, or degenerative disease of the central nervous system, e.g., syphilis, encephalitis, brain tumor, or multiple sclerosis. T...
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