Main Entry: atax·ia

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈtak-sē-ə, (ˌ)ā-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Greek, from a- + tassein to put in order

Date: 1670

: an inability to coordinate voluntary muscular movements that is symptomatic of some central nervous system disorders and injuries and not due to muscle weakness —called also incoordination

— atax·ic \-sik\ adjective