ataxic
Americanadjective
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At the LincolnHealth-Miles Campus Hospital in nearby Damariscotta, it was clear to the E.R. doctors that the patient wasn’t weak but ataxic, lacking not strength but coordination.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2022
Nine-year-old Minty was recognised by Cats Protection for the support he gives Connor, who also has a range of medical conditions, including ataxic cerebral palsy.
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2021
For example, the report said Ali had “mild ataxic dysarthria,” meaning difficulty coordinating the muscles involved in speech.
From Time • Jun. 4, 2016
Esparron has mentioned an infant in whom an ataxic fever was established by the noise of this instrument.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
In this period the ataxic symptoms are most prominent; the gait has become so unsteady that the patient needs canes to walk at all and must constantly watch his feet.
From Fat and Blood An Essay on the Treatment of Certain Forms of Neurasthenia and Hysteria by Mitchell, John K.
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