SPINOCEREBELLAR DISORDER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of several congenital disorders marked by degeneration of the cerebellum and spinal cord resulting in spasticity and ataxia

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("spinocerebellar disorder" is a kind of...):

birth defect; congenital abnormality; congenital anomaly; congenital defect; congenital disorder (a defect that is present at birth)

Meronyms (parts of "spinocerebellar disorder"):

ataxia; ataxy; dyssynergia; motor ataxia (inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait)

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