Definitions For Dyspraxia

Noun

DYSPRAXIA. (countable and uncountable, plural DYSPRAXIAs) (medicine) 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. : {{ux, en, He had to quit dishwashing at the restaurant because his dyspraxia made him unable to do the work.}}

Derived terms

dyspraxic

Translations

Czech: dyspraxie, f Finnish: dyspraksia

Etymology

From {{bor, en, grc, δυσπραξίᾱ, t=ill success, ill luck}}, after the pattern of apraxia