ataxia

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

• IPA^(key): /əˈtæksɪə/, /eɪˈtæksɪə/
• Hyphenation: atax‧ia

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, (rare) dystaxia

2. (physical chemistry, organic chemistry) The condition of a polymer in which the orientation of the subunits is random
3. (obsolete) Disorder; irregularity.

   Synonym: (obsolete) dystaxia

   • 1569, John Leslie, A Defence of the Honour of the Right Highe, Mightye and Noble Princesse Marie Quene of Scotlande, Rheims, Book 3,

     Ye frame an other argumente of inconueniences, as thowghe vnder the womans regimente, Ataxia, that ys to saye disorder moste commonlye creapethe in.

   • 1614, Thomas Adams, The Devills Banket, London: Ralph Mab, The Second Service, Sermon 2, p. 51,

     Let not Gods eutaxie, Order, by our friuolous scruples be brought to ataxie, Confusion.

   • 1640, Joseph Hall, Episcopacie by Divine Right‎, London: Nathanael Butter, Part 3, § 1, p. 212:

     Neither is there any Ataxie to bee feared in bringing in this distinction, betwixt Pastors and flock; It is an Eutaxie rather:

• ataxia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Hyphenation: a‧ta‧xi‧a

ataxia f (plural ataxias)

1. (pathology) ataxia (pathological lack of coordination)

• atáxico
• hemiataxia

• “ataxia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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

• IPA^(key): /aˈtaɡsja/
• Rhymes: -aɡsja
• Syllabification: a‧ta‧xia

ataxia f (countable and uncountable, plural ataxias)

1. (pathology) ataxia

• “ataxia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28