A condition of muscular incoordination or lack of muscle control, often associated with neurological disease.
From Greek 'amys' (muscle), 'a-' (without), and 'taxis' (order/arrangement), literally meaning 'without muscle order.' The term describes the breakdown of coordinated muscle function.
Amyotaxia and ataxia are cousins—ataxia is the modern term for lack of coordination, while amyotaxia specifically emphasized the muscular component, showing how medical language becomes more specialized over time.
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