acalculia
English
editEtymology
editFrom a- (negative prefix) + Latin calculare (“to calculate”) + -ia (“pathological condition”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editacalculia (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
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editcondition of lacking basic mathematical skills
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: a‧cal‧cu‧li‧a
Noun
editacalculia f (uncountable)
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