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acalculia

American  
[ey-kal-kyoo-lee-uh] / ˌeɪ kælˈkyu li ə /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

  1. inability or loss of the ability to perform arithmetic operations, usually as a result of brain damage.

acalculia British  
/ ˌækælˈkjuːlɪə /

noun

  1. psychol an inability to make simple mathematical calculations

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Etymology

Origin of acalculia

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

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