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abasia
n. inability to walk caused by lack of muscular coordination (Medicine)


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Abasia
Abasia (from Greek: a-, without and basis, step) is the inability to walk due to impaired muscle coordination. The American Heritage Medical Dictionary defines abasia as "Inability to walk due to impaired muscular coordination.a" The term covers a spectrum of medical disorders such as:choreic abasia: caused by chorea of the legsparalytic abasia: caused by paralysis of the leg musclesspastic abasia: caused by spastic stiffening of the leg musclestrembling abasia: caused by trembling of the legsAbasia is frequently accompanied by astasis, an inability to stand, see Astasia-abasia.
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Abasia /aba·sia/ inability to walk.aba´sicabat´ic abasia-asta´sia astasia-abasia. abasia atac´tica abasia with uncertain movements, due to a [more]Abasia - Community and Resources

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abasia
Noun
1. inability to walk
(hypernym) disability of walking
(hyponym) abasia trepidans


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abasia (f)
n. abasia, inability to walk caused by lack of muscular coordination (Medicine)

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