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astasia

[ uh-stey-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
/ əˈsteɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /
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noun Medicine/Medical.
inability to stand due to a limitation or absence of muscular coordination.
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Compare abasia.

Origin of astasia

1885–90; <Greek astasía instability, equivalent to ástat(os) (see astatic) + -ia-ia

Words nearby astasia

Astana, Astanga yoga, A star, astarboard, Astarte, astasia, astatic, astatic galvanometer, astatide, astatine, Astbury
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Words related to astasia

disequilibrium, instability, disequilibration

How to use astasia in a sentence

  • In another of Briand's cases torticollis alternated with astasia-abasia, a sort of "mental paraplegia."

    Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne

  • They are really a loss of confidence in one's power to do things and a passing astasia-abasia.

    Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh
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