apraxia
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of apraxia
From New Latin, dating back to 1885–90; see origin at a- 6, praxis, -ia
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Former Swindon Town and Brentford footballer Chris Kamara, who recently spoke out about his difficulties with the speech disorder apraxia, has been made an MBE for services to football, anti-racism and charity.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2022
She has speech apraxia and mental disabilities, and it has been hard on her to be away from her teachers, according to her mom, Tracie Riggs.
From Washington Times ● May 2, 2020
As a little girl growing up in Venice, California, Rousey dealt with apraxia, a motor-speech disorder.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 18, 2018
Enrique has Down syndrome and speech apraxia, which means that he cannot speak, aside from a few grunts and “Ma” in the word “Mama.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2012
When the abscess is on the left side, apraxia and motor aphasia may be present.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
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