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apraxia
[ uh-prak-see-uh, ey-prak- ]
noun
, Pathology.
- a disorder of the nervous system, characterized by an inability to perform purposeful movements, but not accompanied by a loss of sensory function or paralysis.
apraxia
/ əˈpræksɪə /
noun
- a disorder of the central nervous system caused by brain damage and characterized by impaired ability to carry out purposeful muscular movements
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Derived Forms
- aˈpraxic, adjective
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Other Words From
- a·prac·tic [uh, -, prak, -tik, ey-, prak, -], a·praxic adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of apraxia1
C19: via New Latin from Greek: inactivity, from a- 1+ praxis action
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Example Sentences
The one form of memory disturbance is called "Word Amnesia;" the other is called "Apraxia."
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It bears the same relation to true paralysis of the speech organs that hand apraxia bears to paralysis of the hand.
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When the abscess is on the left side, apraxia and motor aphasia may be present.
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Similar to apraxia is "aphasia" or loss of ability to speak.
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