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astasia

[uh-stey-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]
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noun Medicine/Medical.
  1. inability to stand due to a limitation or absence of muscular coordination.
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Origin of astasia

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

astasia

(ə-stā′zhə)
n.
  1. The inability to stand due to muscular incoordination.
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