locomotor : Idioms & Phrases


locomotor ataxia

  • 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
    tabes dorsalis.
WordNet

Locomotor ataxia, ∨ Progressive locomotor ataxy

  • (Med.), a disease of the spinal cord characterized by peculiar disturbances of gait, and difficulty in coördinating voluntary movements.
Webster 1913