ataxia
noun
loss of coordination of the muscles, especially of the extremities.
ataxy
-
a variation of
ataxia.
Example Sentences
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Its onset is an ataxy; and its culmination a paralysis.
From The Unity of Civilization by Various
No one who has never seen an automobile during a spasm of motor ataxy can have any idea of what I suffered.
From The War of the Wenuses by Charles L. (Charles Larcom) Graves
Plenty of strength to hold me up, but unable to balance myself, and when I put forth an effort I staggered about like a man trying to walk with paralysis or locomotor ataxy.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz
I obtain, in fact, every possible kind of disorder: ataxy, temporary disablement, permanent disablement, complete paralysis, partial paralysis.
From Bramble-Bees and Others by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
In tabes dorsalis faradic treatment will often diminish the anaesthesia and numbness in the legs, with resulting benefit to the ataxy.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
