abasia

[ uh-bey-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
/ əˈbeɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /

noun Medicine/Medical.

inability to walk due to a limitation or absence of muscular coordination.
Compare astasia.

Origin of abasia

1885–90; < New Latin, equivalent to Greek a- a-6 + bat-, verbid of baínein to walk + -ia -ia

OTHER WORDS FROM abasia

a·ba·sic [uh-bey-zik, -sik] /əˈbeɪ zɪk, -sɪk/, a·bat·ic [uh-bat-ik] /əˈbæt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby abasia

abarognosis, abase, abased, abash, abashed, abasia, abasia trepidans, abasia-astasia, abat-jour, abatage, abate

Medical definitions for abasia

abasia
[ ə-bā′zhə ]

n.

Inability to walk due to impaired muscular coordination.

Other words from abasia

a•ba′sic (ə-bā′sĭk, -zĭk) null adj.