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incoordination

 [in″ko-or″dĭ-na´shun]
lack of normal adjustment of muscular motions; failure to work harmoniously.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

a·tax·i·a

(ă-tak'sē-ă),
An inability to coordinate muscle activity during voluntary movement; most often results from disorders of the cerebellum or the posterior columns of the spinal cord; may involve the limbs, head, or trunk.
Synonym(s): ataxy, incoordination
[G. a-prov. + taxis, order]
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incoordination

(ĭn′kō-ôr′dn-ā′shən)
n.
Lack of coordination, especially of normal voluntary and harmonious control of muscular movement.
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a·tax·i·a

(ă-taksē-ă)
An inability to coordinate muscle activity, causing jerkiness, and inefficiency of voluntary movement. Often due to disorders of the cerebellum or the posterior columns of the spinal cord; may involve limbs, head, or trunk.
Synonym(s): incoordination.
[G. a-prov. + taxis, order]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

incoordination

The inability accurately to time and phase the various components of movement so that these tend to be effected separately causing clumsiness and lack of smoothness in MOTOR activity.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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