The shuffling gait characteristic of pyramidal tract disease. ... Origin: brachy-+ G. Basis, a stepping ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(brak″e-ba´zhә) a slow, shuffling, short-stepped gait.
Type: Term Pronunciation: brak′ē-bā′sē-ă Definitions: 1. The shuffling gait characteristic of pyramidal tract disease.
brachybasia 1. The shuffling gait, or walk, characteristic of partial paraplegia or in Parkinson's disease. 2. A slow, shuffling, short-stepped gait (walk), as seen in double hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the body).