acalculia

[ ey-kal-kyoo-lee-uh ]

/ ˌeɪ kælˈkyu li ə /

noun Psychiatry.

inability or loss of the ability to perform arithmetic operations.

Nearby words

acadian flycatcher, acadian owl, académie française, académie goncourt, acajou, acalculia, acaleph, acampsia, acantha, acanthaceous, acanthamebiasis

Origin of acalculia

< New Latin, equivalent to a- a-⁶ + calcul- (see calculate) + -ia -ia

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British Dictionary definitions for acalculia

acalculia

/ (ˌækælˈkjuːlɪə) /

noun

psychol an inability to make simple mathematical calculations

Word Origin for acalculia

C20: from a- 1 + Latin calculāre to calculate

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Medicine definitions for acalculia

acalculia

[ ā′kăl-kyōō′lē-ə ]

n.

A form of aphasia characterized by the inability to perform mathematical calculations.