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Gait: A manner of walking. Observation of the gait can provide clues to a number of diagnoses including Parkinson disease, cerebral palsy, congenital dislocation of the hip, and stroke.
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( gÄt ) n. A particular way or manner of moving on foot: a person who ran with a clumsy, hobbling gait. Any of the ways ...
Definition of GAIT. 1: a manner of walking or moving on foot . 2: a sequence of foot movements (as a walk, trot, pace, or canter) by which a horse or a dog moves forward
gait (gÄt) the manner or style of walking. antalgic gait a limp adopted so as to avoid pain on weight-bearing structures, characterized by a very short stance phase.
noun 1. a manner of walking, stepping, or running. 2. any of the manners in which a horse moves, as a walk, trot, canter, gallop, or rack. verb (used with object) 3 ...
Considerations. The pattern of how a person walks is called the gait. Many different types of walking problems occur without a person's control.