ataxic, a.
(əˈtæksɪk)
[mod. f. next; cf. F. ataxique, and see -ic. Not on Gr. analogies.]
Characterized by ataxy, esp. in Path. by disturbance of the natural animal functions; irregular. ataxic fever: malignant typhus fever.
| 1853 in Mayne Exp. Lex. 1877 Erichsen Surg. (ed. 7) 295 An ataxic state of the muscles. 1880 M. Drysdale in Med. Temp. Jrnl. Oct. 7 Ataxic or adynamic symptoms are frequently seen. |