English Explanatory Dictionary

ataxia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Lack of coordination while performing voluntary movements, which may appear to be clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability.
  2. The condition of a polymer in which the orientation of the subunits is random
  3. Disorder; irregularity.

Pronunciation

/əˈtæksɪə/ /eɪˈtæksɪə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ataxia.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-ataxia.wav

Word forms

ataxia ataxias

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀταξία (ataxía, “disorder”), derived from ἄτακτος (átaktos, “disorderly”). By surface analysis, a- (“not”) + tax- (“order”) + -ia.

Synonyms

ataxy dystaxia

Derived words

acroataxia ataxiagraph ataxiameter ataxia-telangiectasia ataxia telangiectasia ataxic ataxin ataxiology Cayman ataxia Friedreich's ataxia hemiataxia locomotor ataxia
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