'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]