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English
Etymology
From astasia (“not stand condition”) + abasia (“not step condition”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
astasia-abasia (uncountable)
- (medicine) The inability either to stand or walk due to loss of motor control.[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 1
- ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 , →ISBN), page 2,134
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