#ataxic

• Ataxic — Pertaining to ataxia, characterized by ataxia; suffering from a lack of voluntary coordination of muscle movements due to central nervous system damage. As an adjective, it describes motor behavior, an unsteady or jerky gait, or an organism affected by this pathology; as a noun, it denotes a male patient diagnosed with this neurological condition.
• Ataxic — The feminine form of the term 'ataxic'; pertaining to ataxia or affected by this neurological disorder. As an adjective, it agrees with feminine nouns (e.g., ataxic respiration, ataxic posture); as a noun, it denotes a female patient who exhibits a lack of coordination of voluntary movements due to nerve pathway lesions.