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atax·ia
\əˈtaksēə, (ˈ)ā-\ noun
also ataxy \əˈtaksē, ˈaˌt-\
(plural ataxias also ataxies)
Etymology: Greek ataxia, from ataktos disorderly (from a- a- (II) + taktos ordered, verbal of tattein, tassein to put in order) + -ia -y — more at tactics
1. : lack of order : confusion
< their political ataxia … kept them unaware of themselves and unaware of each other — Waldo Frank >
2. [New Latin, from Greek] : an inability to coordinate voluntary muscular movements that is symptomatic of any of several disorders of the nervous system; specifically : such an abnormality in sheep associated with inadequate intake of copper and common in parts of Australia |