astasia-abasia
English
Alternative forms
- abasia-astasia
Etymology
astasia (not step condition) + abasia (not stand condition).[1]
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈsteɪ.ʒi.ə əˈbeɪ.ʒi.ə/, / əˈsteɪ.ʒə əˈbeɪ.ʒə/, / əˈsteɪ.zi.ə əˈbeɪ.zi.ə/[2]
Noun
astasia-abasia (uncountable)
- (medicine) The inability either to stand or walk due to loss of motor control.[1]
References
- Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940) Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 1
- Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 2,134
Anagrams
- abasia-astasia