reeling gait

  • 1staggering gait — a reeling, tottering, and tipping gait in which the individual appears as if they may fall backward or lose balance; it is associated with alcohol or barbiturate intoxication …

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  • 2Reelin — is a protein found mainly in the brain, but also in the spinal cord, blood and other body organs and tissues. Reelin is crucial for regulating the processes of neuronal migration and positioning in the developing brain.Besides this important role …

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  • 3Reeler — The reeler is an autosomal recessive mouse mutant, in which cortical neurons are generated normally but are abnormally placed, resulting in disorganization of cortical laminar layers in the CNS. The reason is the lack of Reelin, an extracellular… …

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  • 4stagger — I. verb (staggered; staggering) Etymology: alteration of earlier stacker, from Middle English stakeren, from Old Norse stakra, frequentative of staka to push; perhaps akin to Old English staca stake more at stake Date: 15th century intransitive… …

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  • 5Stagger — Stag ger, n. 1. An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing, as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion; vertigo; often in the plural; as, the stagger of a drunken man. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. (Far.) A disease of horses and other… …

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  • 6Stomach staggers — Stagger Stag ger, n. 1. An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing, as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion; vertigo; often in the plural; as, the stagger of a drunken man. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. (Far.) A disease of horses and… …

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  • 7stagger — 1. noun a) An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing, as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion; vertigo; often in the plural; as, the stagger of a drunken man. b) A disease of horses and other animals, attended by reeling,… …

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  • 8stagger — staggerer, n. /stag euhr/, v.i. 1. to walk, move, or stand unsteadily. 2. to falter or begin to give way, as in an argument or fight. 3. to waver or begin to doubt, as in purpose or opinion; hesitate: After staggering momentarily, he recognized… …

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  • 9titubation — 1. A staggering or stumbling in trying to walk. 2. A tremor or shaking of the head, of cerebellar origin. [L. titubo, pp. atus, to stagger] * * * tit·u·ba·tion .tich ə bā shən n a staggering gait observed in some nervous disturbances * * * n. a… …

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  • 10roll — Synonyms and related words: Danish, Danish pastry, English muffin, Parker House roll, Yorkshire pudding, account, advance, agenda, align, amble, angular momentum, angular motion, angular velocity, annals, arrive, axial motion, backing, bagel,… …

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