'Locomotor ataxia' definitions:
Definition of 'locomotor ataxia'
(from WordNet)
noun
Syphilis of the spinal cord characterized by degeneration of sensory neurons and stabbing pains in the trunk and legs and unsteady gait and incontinence and impotence [syn: tabes dorsalis, locomotor ataxia]
Definition of 'Locomotor ataxia'
From: GCIDE
- Locomotor \Lo`co*mo"tor\, a. [See Locomotion.] Of or pertaining to movement or locomotion. [1913 Webster]
- Locomotor ataxia, or Progressive locomotor ataxy (Med.), a disease of the spinal cord characterized by peculiar disturbances of gait, and difficulty in coordinating voluntary movements. [1913 Webster]