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| ataxia |
loss or lack of ability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements. |
| cerebellum |
the region of the brain controlling voluntary muscle coordination and balance. |
| cerebral palsy |
a motor disorder caused by damage to the brain before or during birth, characterized by spastic paralysis and difficulty in controlling the voluntary muscles. |
| cerebrum |
the region of the brain comprising the largest area, acting to coordinate voluntary movement and control conscious mental activity. |
| commonwealth |
(cap.) a voluntary association of sovereign states with common interests, or a federation of former colonies, such as those sharing an allegiance to the British crown. [1/3 definitions] |
| freewill |
done by one's own will; voluntary. [1/2 definitions] |
| nonvoluntary |
combined form of voluntary. |
| recluse |
a person who lives in voluntary isolation from others. [1/2 definitions] |
| self-mortification |
the voluntary infliction of pain or punishment upon oneself. |
| swallow1 |
to take or draw (a portion of food or other substance) into the digestive tract by passing it from the mouth into the esophagus with a voluntary muscular movement. [1/8 definitions] |
| tabes dorsalis |
a disease of the nervous system, usu. caused by syphilis and characterized by pain and an increasing loss of voluntary motor control and organ distress. |
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