dyspraxia

From Ancient Greek δυσπραξίᾱ (duspraxíā, “ill success, ill luck”), after the pattern of apraxia.

• IPA^(key): /dɪsˈpɹæksiə/
• Hyphenation: dys‧prax‧ia

dyspraxia (countable and uncountable, plural dyspraxias)

1. (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.

   He had to quit dishwashing at the restaurant because his dyspraxia made him unable to do the work.

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