ataxy

Definitions of ataxy

1. noun

   inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait
   synonyms: ataxia, dyssynergia, motor ataxia

   types:

   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

   type of:

   nervous disorder, neurological disease, neurological disorder

   a disorder of the nervous system