"dyspraxia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪsˈpɹæksiə/ Forms: dyspraxias [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek δυσπραξίᾱ (duspraxíā, “ill success, ill luck”), after the pattern of apraxia. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|δυσπραξίᾱ|t=ill success, ill luck}} Ancient Greek δυσπραξίᾱ (duspraxíā, “ill success, ill luck”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dyspraxia (countable and uncountable, plural dyspraxias)
  1. (neurology) A genetic neurological disorder where a person has motor skills severely below average due to their brain's inability to consistently send messages accurately to the body for the planning of motor movements. Wikipedia link: developmental coordination disorder Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Neurology Synonyms: developmental coordination disorder Derived forms: dyspraxic Translations (disorder): dyspraxie [feminine] (Czech), dyspraksia (Finnish), dyspraxie [feminine] (French), Dyspraxie [feminine] (German), dyspraksja [feminine] (Polish), dispraxia [feminine] (Portuguese), dispraxia [feminine] (Spanish)

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