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acalculia

American

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

noun

Medicine/Medical.

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

acalculia British

/ ˌækælˈkjuːlɪə /

noun

psychol an inability to make simple mathematical calculations

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Etymology

Origin of acalculia

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

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