dyspraxia.
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 during the planning and execution of motor movements.
Meaning & usage
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 during the planning and execution of motor movements.
Many people with dyspraxia have difficulty with tying shoelaces.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-)der. New Latin dys-der. English dys- Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti Proto-Hellenic *prā́t͏̌t͏̌ō Ancient Greek πρᾱ́σσω (prā́ssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek πρᾶξις (prâxis)der. English -praxia English dyspraxia From dys- + -praxia.
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