apraxia

a·prax·i·a  (-prks-)

n.

Total or partial loss of the ability to perform coordinated movements or manipulate objects in the absence of motor or sensory impairment.

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[Greek aprxi, inaction : a-, without; see a-¹ + prxis, action; see praxis.]

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a·practic (-prktk), a·praxic (-prksk) adj.

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apraxia [əˈpræksɪə]

n

(Medicine / Pathology) a disorder of the central nervous system caused by brain damage and characterized by impaired ability to carry out purposeful muscular movements

[via New Latin from Greek: inactivity, from a-¹ + praxis action]

apraxic , apractic adj

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Noun

1.

apraxia - inability to make purposeful movements brain disease, brain disorder, encephalopathy - any disorder or disease of the brain