ataxic

/ə'tæksik/

Thân thiện

The patient's ataxic gait made walking difficult.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Lacking motor coordination; marked or caused by ataxia: Describes a state where there is a loss of the ability to coordinate voluntary muscular movements, often due to a neurological disorder.

Usage

• The word "ataxic" is a medical and clinical term used to describe symptoms, conditions, or gaits characterized by a lack of muscular coordination.
• It is typically used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb).

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The patient presented with an ataxic gait, stumbling frequently.
  • The disease progressed, leading to severe ataxic symptoms.
  • His speech was slurred and ataxic.

Advanced Usage

• "Ataxic dysarthria": A specific type of motor speech disorder resulting from ataxia, characterized by imprecise articulation and irregular rhythm.
  • The neurologist diagnosed the patient's speech difficulty as ataxic dysarthria.

Variants and Related Words

• Ataxia (n): The noun form, referring to the neurological sign and symptom of incoordination.
  • Cerebellar damage often results in ataxia.
• Ataxically (adv): The adverbial form.
  • The patient moved ataxically.

Synonyms

• Uncoordinated: Lacking coordination.
• Incoordinate: Not properly coordinated.
• Clumsy (in a general, non-medical sense): Awkward in movement.

Antonyms

• Coordinated: Working or moving together efficiently.
• Graceful: Showing smooth, controlled movement.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. lacking motor coordination; marked or caused by ataxia

Từ đồng nghĩa

• atactic