baso-, basi-, ba- +
(Greek: step; foot for stepping; ground, foundation, base; to go, to walk)
basiphobia, basophobia
1. Avoidance of walking because of the fear that something dreadful will happen as a result; such as, collapsing and dying.
2. An emotional inability to stand or to walk even in the absence of a muscle disease.
3. In plants, an inability to adapt to alkaline soils.
basistasiphobia, basostasophobia
An exaggerated fear of standing or walking that is related to the fear of falling, collapsing, and dieing.
basograph
An instrument that makes graphic records of abnormalities of gait.
basophobiac
Someone who has a dread of walking or standing erect; even without any muscular problems.
electrobasograph
An apparatus for measuring the weight bearing period of limbs during walking.
electrobasography
The graphic process by which an electrobasograph is made; used for gait analysis.
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