different between dystonia vs ataxia

English

Noun

dystonia (countable and uncountable, plural dystonias)

1. (pathology) A disabling neurological disorder in which prolonged and repetitive contractions of muscles cause jerking, twisting movements and abnormal postures of the body

Synonyms

• neurodystonia

Related terms

• dystonic

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?dystoni?/, [?dys?t?o??ni?]
• Rhymes: -i?
• Syllabification: dys?to?ni?a

Noun

dystonia

1. (pathology) dystonia

Declension

Anagrams

• ydinsota

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ?????? (ataxía, “disorder”), derived from ??????? (átaktos, “disorderly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??tæks??/, /e??tæks??/
• Hyphenation: atax?ia

Noun

ataxia (countable and uncountable, plural ataxias)

1. (pathology) Lack of coordination while performing voluntary movements, which may appear to be clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability.

   Synonyms: ataxy, (rare) dystaxia

2. (chemistry) The condition of a polymer in which the orientation of the subunits is random
3. (obsolete) Disorder; irregularity.

   Synonym: (obsolete) dystaxia

   • 1569, John Leslie, A Defence of the Honour of the Right Highe, Mightye and Noble Princesse Marie Quene of Scotlande, Rheims, Book 3,^[1]

     Ye frame an other argumente of inconueniences, as thowghe vnder the womans regimente, Ataxia, that ys to saye disorder moste commonlye creapethe in.

   • 1614, Thomas Adams, The Devills Banket, London: Ralph Mab, The Second Service, Sermon 2, p. 51,^[2]

     Let not Gods eutaxie, Order, by our friuolous scruples be brought to ataxie, Confusion.

   • 1640, Joseph Hall, Episcopacie by Divine Right, London: Nathanael Butter, Part 3, § 1, p. 212,^[3]

     Neither is there any Ataxie to bee feared in bringing in this distinction, betwixt Pastors and flock; It is an Eutaxie rather:

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• ataxia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Noun

ataxia f (plural ataxias)

1. (pathology) ataxia (pathological lack of coordination)

Derived terms

• atáxico

Further reading

• “ataxia” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Noun

ataxia f (uncountable)

1. (pathology) ataxia

Derived terms

• atáxico

Further reading

• “ataxia” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.