Astasia refers to the inability to stand upright unassisted The term astasia is interchangeable with astasis and is most commonly referred to as astasia in the literature describing it. Abasia refers to lack of motor coordination in walking
The term abasia literally means that the base of gait (the lateral distance between the two feet) is inconstant or unmeasurable. Astasis is a lack of motor coordination marked by an inability to stand, walk or even sit without assistance due to disruption of muscle coordination The term ‘astasia’ means inability to stand and ‘abasia’ refers to the inability to walk properly
Hope you’ve saved room for some sweet vocabulary The meaning of astasia is muscular incoordination in standing. The word astasia, means unable to stand normally and abasia means the inability to walk with proper muscular coordination
