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dysmetria

American  
[dis-me-tree-uh] / dɪsˈmɛ tri ə /

noun

Pathology.

  1. the inability to conform muscular action to desired movements because of faulty judgment of distance.

Etymology

Origin of dysmetria

1910–15; < New Latin < Greek dys- dys- + métr ( on ) a measure + -ia -ia

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