ataxia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀταξία (ataksia, “disorder”), derived from ἄτακτος (átaktos, “disorderly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈtæksɪə/

Noun

Wikipedia ataxia (countable and uncountable; plural ataxias)

1. (pathology) Lack of coordination while performing voluntary movements, which may appear to be clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability.

Synonyms

• ataxy
• dystaxia

Derived terms

• ataxic

Translations

lack of coordination

• Czech: ataxie (cs) f
• Dutch: ataxie (nl) f
• Finnish: ataksia (fi)
• French: ataxie (fr) f
• German: Ataxie (de) f

• Greek: αταξία (el) (ataxía) f 
• Polish: ataksja f
• Russian: атаксия (ru) (ataksíja) f 
• Spanish: ataxia (es) f
• Swedish: ataxi (sv) c

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Spanish

Noun

ataxia f (usually uncountable)

1. (pathology) ataxia