Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "ataxy" (ko "ataxia") ita ce asarar cikakkiyar kulawar motsin jiki, wanda zai iya haifar da rashin daidaituwa, rashin tafiya, da wahala tare da kyawawan ayyuka na mota. Yawancin lokaci ana danganta shi da yanayin jijiya irin su sclerosis mai yawa, palsy cerebral, da cutar Parkinson.
