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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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]


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. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) (a) Irregularity in disease, or in the functions. (b) The state of disorder that characterizes nervous fevers and the nervous condition. [archaic] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
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]