abasia
(noun) inability to walk
Source: WordNet® 3.1
abasia (usually uncountable, plural abasias)
(medical) An inability to walk due to a defect in muscular coordination.
Source: Wiktionary
A*ba"si*a, n. [NL.; Gr. - not + a step.] (Med.)
Definition: Inability to coördinate muscular actions properly in walking. - - A*ba"sic (#), a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 May 2025
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
