abasia

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/əˈbeɪ.ʒə//əˈbeɪ.ʒi.ə//əˈbeɪ.zi.ə/

noun

An inability to walk due to a defect in muscular coordination.

“The patient is able to move her legs while lying down but has abasia when she stands up.”

OriginNew Latin a- ← Ancient Greek βάσις →
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Meanings

nounabasia (usually uncountable, plural abasias)

plural abasias

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineAn inability to walk due to a defect in muscular coordination.

    The patient is able to move her legs while lying down but has abasia when she stands up.

Origin

  1. New Latin-ia“pathological condition”
  2. Ancient Greekβάσις“step”
  3. New Latina-“without”
  4. Englishabasia

From New Latin a- (“without”) + Ancient Greek βάσις (básis, “step”) + New Latin -ia (“pathological condition”).

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Translations

Catalan abàsia
  • abàsiaincapacity to walk
Danish abasi
  • abasiincapacity to walk
Dutch abasie
  • abasieincapacity to walk
Finnish abasia, kävelykyvyttömyys
  • abasiaincapacity to walk
  • kävelykyvyttömyysincapacity to walk
French abasie
  • abasieincapacity to walk
German Abasie
  • Abasieincapacity to walk
Indonesian abasia
  • abasiaincapacity to walk
Italian abasia
  • abasiaincapacity to walk
Norwegian Bokmål abasi
  • abasiincapacity to walk
Polish abazja
  • abazjaincapacity to walk
Portuguese abasia
  • abasiaincapacity to walk
Romanian abazie
  • abazieincapacity to walk
Russian абази́я
  • абази́я (abazíja)incapacity to walk
Swedish abasi
  • abasiincapacity to walk
Ukrainian аба́зія
  • аба́зія (abázija)incapacity to walk
Cite this entry
APA

abasia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abasia

MLA

“abasia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abasia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abasia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abasia.

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