acalculia
English
Etymology
From a- (negative prefix) + Latin calculare (“to calculate”) + -ia (“pathological condition”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌeɪ.kælˈkjuː.lɪ.ə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌeɪ.kælˈkjuː.li.ə/
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. [First attested in the early 20th century.][1]
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References
- Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
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