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gait apraxia

gait apraxia noun: a form of ataxia characterized by an inability to initiate the process of walking, despite the power and coordination of the legs being normal when tested in the seated or lying position.

Noun

gait apraxia (countable and uncountable, plural gait apraxias)

  1. A form of ataxia characterized by an inability to initiate the process of walking, despite the power and coordination of the legs being normal when tested in the seated or lying position.

Forms of gait apraxia

pluralgait apraxias

Questions about gait apraxia

What does gait apraxia mean?
Gait apraxia means a form of ataxia characterized by an inability to initiate the process of walking, despite the power and coordination of the legs being normal when tested in the seated or lying position.
What part of speech is gait apraxia?
Gait apraxia is a noun.
What is the plural of gait apraxia?
The plural of gait apraxia is gait apraxias.

Words near gait apraxia in the dictionary

  1. Gaiseric
  2. Gaisers
  3. Gaisgill
  4. gaison
  5. gait
  6. gait apraxia
  7. gait apraxias
  8. gait belt
  9. Gaitan
  10. Gaitans
  11. gaited

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