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Ataxia vs. Dysmetria

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Ataxianoun

(pathology) Lack of coordination while performing voluntary movements, which may appear to be clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability.

Dysmetrianoun

An inability to control or to limit muscular movement.

Ataxianoun

(chemistry) The condition of a polymer in which the orientation of the subunits is random

Dysmetria

Dysmetria (English: wrong length) is a lack of coordination of movement typified by the undershoot or overshoot of intended position with the hand, arm, leg, or eye. It is a type of ataxia.

Ataxianoun

(obsolete) Disorder; irregularity.

Ataxianoun

Disorder; irregularity.

Ataxianoun

Irregularity in disease, or in the functions.

Ataxianoun

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.

Ataxianoun

inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait

Ataxianoun

the loss of full control of bodily movements.

Ataxia

Ataxia is a neurological sign consisting of lack of voluntary coordination of muscle movements that can include gait abnormality, speech changes, and abnormalities in eye movements. Ataxia is a clinical manifestation indicating dysfunction of the parts of the nervous system that coordinate movement, such as the cerebellum.

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