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Abasia vs Abasic - What's the difference?

abasia | abasic |

As a noun abasia

is (medical) an inability to walk due to a defect in muscular coordination.

As an adjective abasic is

(medicine) of, pertaining to or caused by abasia or abasic can be (genetics|biochemistry) missing a nucleotide base.

abasia

English

(wikipedia abasia)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (medical) 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.

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    abasic

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (medicine) Of, pertaining to or caused by abasia

    • Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (genetics, biochemistry) Missing a nucleotide base
    • Derived terms
    * abasically