dyspraxia

American

[dis-prak-see-uh] / dɪsˈpræk si ə /

noun

Pathology.

inability to perform coordinated movements.

dyspraxia British

/ dɪsˈpræksɪə /

noun

pathol an impairment in the control of the motor system; it may be developmental or acquired, resulting from a cerebral lesion

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Etymology

Origin of dyspraxia

< Greek: ill success, equivalent to dys- dys- + prâx ( is ) action + -ia -ia

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