acalculia
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a- (negative prefix) + Latin calculare (“to calculate”) + -ia (“pathological condition”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
acalculia (uncountable)
- (pathology) The condition of lacking basic mathematical skills caused by a brain injury, or more specifically an injury to the parietal lobe. [First attested in the early 20th century.][1]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
condition of lacking basic mathematical skills
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: a‧cal‧cu‧li‧a
Noun[edit]
acalculia f (uncountable)
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- pt:Pathology