Word of the Day:
ataxia
What It Means
Lack of coordination while performing voluntary movements, which may appear to be clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability.
The condition of a polymer in which the orientation of the subunits is random
Disorder; irregularity.
Ataxia in Context
“Cerebellar dysfunction is characterized by truncal ataxia, a broad-based stance, dysmetria in which the limbs either overstep (hypermetria) or understep (hypometria), and tremor that is most pronounced when the animal attempts a goal-orientated movement (intention tremor).”
Did You Know?
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀταξία (ataxía, “disorder”), derived from ἄτακτος (átaktos, “disorderly”). By surface analysis, a- (“not”) + tax- (“order”) + -ia.
Source and license
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