HEREDIATRY SPINAL ATAXIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does herediatry spinal ataxia mean? 

• HEREDIATRY SPINAL ATAXIA (noun)
  The noun HEREDIATRY SPINAL ATAXIA has 1 sense:

1. sclerosis of the posterior and lateral columns of the spinal cord; characterized by muscular weakness and abnormal gait; occurs in children

  Familiarity information: HEREDIATRY SPINAL ATAXIA used as a noun is very rare.

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• HEREDIATRY SPINAL ATAXIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sclerosis of the posterior and lateral columns of the spinal cord; characterized by muscular weakness and abnormal gait; occurs in children

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

Friedreich's ataxia; herediatry spinal ataxia

Hypernyms ("herediatry spinal ataxia" is a kind of...):

ataxia; ataxy; dyssynergia; motor ataxia (inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait)