OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 27233

ataxia

/əˈtæksɪə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ataxia
Lack of coordination while performing voluntary movements, which may appear to be clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability.
Cerebellar dysfunction is characterized by truncal ataxia, a broad-based stance, dysmetria in which the limbs either overstep (hypermetria) or understep (hypometria), and tremor th…
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