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acalculia
(acal|cu¦lia)
Pronunciation:
/ˌeɪkalˈkjuːlɪə/
noun
[
mass noun
]
Medicine
loss of the ability to perform simple calculations, typically resulting from disease or injury of the parietal lobe of the brain.
Origin:
early 20th century
: from
a-
1
'not' + Latin
calculare
'calculate'
+
-ia
1
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