abasia

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/əˈbeɪ.ʒə/
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/əˈbeɪ.ʒə/ · /əˈbeɪ.ʒi.ə/ · /əˈbeɪ.zi.ə/

Definition of abasia

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)An inability to walk due to a defect in muscular coordination.
    “The patient is able to move her legs while lying down but has abasia when she stands up.”

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Etymology

From New Latin a- (“without”) + Ancient Greek βάσις (básis, “step”) + New Latin -ia (“pathological condition”).

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