staggers
noun plural
stag·gers
| \ ˈstag-ərz
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Medical Definition of staggers
1
singular or plural in construction
: any of various abnormal conditions of domestic mammals and birds associated with damage to the central nervous system and marked by incoordination and a reeling unsteady gait — see blind staggers — compare grass tetany
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“Staggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/staggers. Accessed 26 Jun. 2022.
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