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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.

Words related to astasia

instability, disequilibrium, disequilibration

Words nearby astasia

astaire, fred, astana, astanga yoga, astarboard, astarte, astasia, astasia-abasia, astatic, astatic galvanometer, astatide, astatine
Compare abasia.

Origin of astasia

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

astasia
[ ə-stā′zhə ]

n.

The inability to stand due to muscular incoordination.
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