abasia

[ uh-bey-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. inability to walk due to a limitation or absence of muscular coordination.

Other Words From

• a·ba·sic [uh, -, bey, -zik, -sik], a·bat·ic [uh, -, bat, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of abasia¹

1885–90; < New Latin, equivalent to Greek a- a- ⁶ + bat-, verbid of baínein to walk + -ia -ia

Example Sentences

There was a fine Abasian officer—Abasia is a province bordering on the Caucasus, conquered by the Russians.

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