ataxia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀταξία (ataxía, “disorder”), derived from ἄτακτος (átaktos, “disorderly”).

• IPA^(key): /əˈtæksɪə/, /eɪˈtæksɪə/

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• Hyphenation: atax‧ia

ataxia (countable and uncountable, plural ataxias)

1. (pathology) Lack of coordination while performing voluntary movements, which may appear to be clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability.

   Synonyms: ataxy, (rare) dystaxia

   • 2004, Johnny D. Hoskins, Geriatrics and Gerontology of the Dog and Cat, →ISBN, page 358:

     Cerebellar dysfunction is characterized by truncal ataxia, a broad-based stance, dysmetria in which the limbs either overstep (hypermetria) or understep (hypometria), and tremor that is most pronounced when the animal attempts a goal-orientated movement (intention tremor).

2. (physical chemistry, organic chemistry) The condition of a polymer in which the orientation of the subunits is random
3. (obsolete) Disorder; irregularity.

   Synonym: (obsolete) dystaxia

   • 1569, John Leslie, A Defence of the Honour of the Right Highe, Mightye and Noble Princesse Marie Quene of Scotlande, Rheims, Book 3,^[1]

     Ye frame an other argumente of inconueniences, as thowghe vnder the womans regimente, Ataxia, that ys to saye disorder moste commonlye creapethe in.

   • 1614, Thomas Adams, The Devills Banket, London: Ralph Mab, The Second Service, Sermon 2, p. 51,^[2]

     Let not Gods eutaxie, Order, by our friuolous scruples be brought to ataxie, Confusion.

   • 1640, Joseph Hall, Episcopacie by Divine Right‎^[3], London: Nathanael Butter, Part 3, § 1, p. 212:

     Neither is there any Ataxie to bee feared in bringing in this distinction, betwixt Pastors and flock; It is an Eutaxie rather:

• ataxia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Hyphenation: a‧ta‧xi‧a

ataxia f (plural ataxias)

1. (pathology) ataxia (pathological lack of coordination)

• atáxico
• hemiataxia

• “ataxia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀταξία (ataxía, “disorder”), derived from ἄτακτος (átaktos, “disorderly”).

• IPA^(key): /aˈtaɡsja/ [aˈt̪aɣ̞.sja]
• Rhymes: -aɡsja
• Syllabification: a‧ta‧xia

ataxia f (countable and uncountable, plural ataxias)

1. (pathology) ataxia

• “ataxia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024