Abasia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abasia \A*ba"si*a\ ([.a]*b[=a]"zh[i^]*[.a]; -z[i^]*[.a]), n.
     [NL.; Gr. 'a- not + ba`sis a step.] (Med.)
     Inability to coordinate muscular actions properly in walking.
     AS [archaic] -- {A*ba"sic} ([.a]*b[=a]"s[i^]k), a.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Abassi



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  abasia
       n : inability to walk