ataxia
English
/əˈtæksɪə/
noun
Definitions
- (pathology) Lack of coordination while performing voluntary movements, which may appear to be clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability.
- (chemistry) The condition of a polymer in which the orientation of the subunits is random
- (obsolete) Disorder; irregularity.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀταξία (disorder).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀταξία
Gloss
disorder
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acroataxia English
- ataxiagraph English
- ataxiameter English
- ataxic English
- ataxically English
- ataxin English
- hemiataxia English
- preataxic English
- ataxia Latin
- ataxie French
- атакси́я Russian
- ἀταξία Ancient Greek
- ἄτακτος Ancient Greek