abasia /aba·sia/ (ah-ba´zhah) inability to walk.aba´sicabat´ic
abasia
abasia
abasia-asta´sia astasia-abasia.
abasia atac´tica abasia with uncertain movements, due to a defect of coordination.
choreic abasia abasia due to chorea of the legs.
paralytic abasia abasia due to paralysis of leg muscles.
paroxysmal trepidant abasia , spastic abasia abasia due to spastic stiffening of the legs on attempting to stand.
abasia tre´pidans abasia due to trembling of the legs.
a·ba·sia ( -b  zh)n. Inability to walk due to impaired muscular coordination. a·ba sic (-bs k, -zk), a·batic (-b tk) adj. |
abasia
[əbā′zhə]
Etymology: Gk, a, basis, not step
the inability to walk, caused by lack of motor coordination. abasic, abatic, adj.
abasia
inability to walk.
abasia-astasia
astasia-abasia.
abasia atactica
abasia with uncertain movements, due to a defect of coordination.
choreic abasia
abasia due to chorea of the limbs.
paralytic abasia
abasia due to paralysis.
paroxysmal trepidant abasia
abasia due to spastic stiffening of the limbs on attempting to stand. Called also spastic abasia.
spastic abasia
see paroxysmal trepidant abasia (above).
trembling abasia, abasia trepidans
abasia due to trembling of the limbs.
abasia
Neurology Lack of motor control or muscle coordination while walking
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