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apraxia

Pronunciation: /əˈpraksɪə/
Definition of apraxia

noun

[mass noun] Medicine
  • inability to perform particular purposive actions, as a result of brain damage: [with modifier]:dressing apraxia

Derivatives

apraxic

adjective

Origin:

late 19th century: from German Apraxie, from Greek apraxia 'inaction'

apraxia in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of apraxia in the US English dictionary
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