单词 | abasia |
释义 | abasian. Medicine. An inability to walk, esp. in an individual who has no demonstrable sensory impairment or motor weakness; an instance of this. Cf. astasia n. 2.Frequently in astasia-abasia: see astasia n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [noun] > incoordination incoordination1876 abasia1888 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > convulsive or paralytic disorders > [noun] > other convulsive paralysis akinesia1721 akinesis1841 pharyngoplegy1858 asynergy1860 astasia1861 paramyotonia1886 abasia1888 lathyrism1888 Horner's syndrome1929 tardive dyskinesia1964 1888 Lancet 25 Feb. 374/2 The first number of the current year contains two contributions on Neural Pathology, one by Babinski.., and the other by Bloeg [sic] on an affection characterised by astasia and abasia, which terms the author employs to designate a morbid state in which respectively the erect posture and normal gait are impossible, whilst the sensation, muscular force, and coordination of other movements of the legs are sound and intact. 1891 Jrnl. Nerv. & Mental Dis. 18 698 Blocq hypnotized a patient and told her that she no longer knew how to walk, and ataxic abasia was at once produced. 1907 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 15 Aug. 222/1 It is worth while to call attention to this trepidant abasia of the aged as illustrative not only of the infirmities which the vascular lesions themselves produce, but also as demonstrating the probable secondary effects on the mind. 1918 A. A. Brill tr. S. Freud Totem & Taboo 159 A motor inhibition, an abasia or an agoraphobia, becomes perfected and detailed. 1963 Lancet 14 Sept. 535/2 (table) Apraxic abasia. Walking can be simulated when lying down: not much helped by support: cannot crawl. 2003 Jrnl. Clin. Neurosci. 10 457/1 Gait difficulty is variously referred to as abasia, gait apraxia, dyspraxia or ataxia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1888 |
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