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hypopraxia

[ hahy-puh-prak-see-uh ]
/ ˌhaɪ pəˈpræk si ə /

noun Pathology.

abnormally decreased activity; listlessness.

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Origin of hypopraxia

hypo- + New Latin -praxia < Greek prâx(is) action (see praxis) + New Latin -ia -ia

Words nearby hypopraxia

hypoploid, hypopnea, hypopnoea, hypoposia, hypopotassemia, hypopraxia, hypoproteinemia, hypoprothrombinemia, hypoptyalism, hypopyon, hyporchema
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Medical definitions for hypopraxia

hypopraxia
[ hī′pō-prăk′sē-ə ]

n.

Deficient activity.
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