Astasia

//əsˈteɪ.zi.ə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Inability to stand without assistance. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    inability to stand due to muscular incoordination wordnet

Etymology

From New Latin a- (“without”) + Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis, “standing”) + New Latin -ia (“pathological condition”).

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