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Noun: ataxia  u'tak-see-u
  1. Inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait
    - ataxy, dyssynergia, motor ataxia

Derived forms: ataxias

Type of: nervous disorder, neurological disease, neurological disorder

Part of: spinocerebellar disorder

Encyclopedia: Ataxia