dyspraxia

Meaning

Noun

  • 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.

Origin

  • From Ancient Greek δυσπραξίᾱ, after the pattern of apraxia

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