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Definition of: ataxia
(ə·tak′sē·ə) noun Pathol.
1. Irregularity in muscular action through failure of muscular coordination.
2. Locomotor ataxia. Also a·tax·y (ə·tak′sē). [<NL <Gk. ataxia lack of order <a-not + tattein arrange]
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