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   ataxia

   /əˈtaksɪə/

   noun

   • 1. the loss of full control of bodily movements.

   Word Origin late 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek, from a- ‘without’ + taxis ‘order’. The original sense was ‘irregularity, disorder’, later (in medical use) denoting irregularity of function or symptoms.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ataxic adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • A

     1

   • X

     8

   • I

     1

   • A

     1

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