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