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astasia-abasia

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /əˈsteɪ.ʒi.ə əˈbeɪ.ʒi.ə/
  • General-American: / əˈsteɪ.ʒə əˈbeɪ.ʒə/
  • General-American: / əˈsteɪ.zi.ə əˈbeɪ.zi.ə/

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noun

Meaning 1

The inability either to stand or walk due to loss of motor control.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From astasia (“not stand condition”) + abasia (“not step condition”).

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Norwegian Bokmål: abasi-astasi — Translations