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[syn: tabes dorsalis, locomotor ataxia]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Locomotor \Lo`co*mo"tor\, a. [See Locomotion.]
Of or pertaining to movement or locomotion.
[1913 Webster]
Locomotor ataxia, or Progressive locomotor ataxy (Med.),
a disease of the spinal cord characterized by peculiar
disturbances of gait, and difficulty in coordinating
voluntary movements.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ataxia \A*tax"i*a\, Ataxy \At"ax*y\, n. [NL. ataxia, Gr. ?, fr.
? out of order; 'a priv. + ? ordered, arranged, ? to put in
order: cf. F. ataxie.]
1. Disorder; irregularity. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
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2. (Med.)
(a) Irregularity in disease, or in the functions.
(b) The state of disorder that characterizes nervous
fevers and the nervous condition. [archaic]
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3. (Med.) Loss of coordination in the voluntary muscles,
especially the limbs; an inability to coordinate voluntary
muscle movements; it results in unsteady movements and a
staggering gait. See also locomotor ataxia, an ataxia
which occurs when attempting to perform coordinated
muscular movements.
Syn: ataxy
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Locomotor ataxia. See Locomotor.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
locomotor ataxia
n 1: syphilis of the spinal cord characterized by degeneration
of sensory neurons and stabbing pains in the trunk and legs
and unsteady gait and incontinence and impotence [syn:
tabes dorsalis, locomotor ataxia]