apraxia

From Ancient Greek ἀπραξία (apraxía, “inaction”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) +‎ πρᾶξις (prâxis, “activity”) +‎ -ία (-ía, abstract noun suffix).

• IPA^(key): /əˈpɹæksɪə/

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apraxia (usually uncountable, plural apraxias)

1. (neurology) Total or partial loss of the ability to perform coordinated movements or manipulate objects in the absence of motor or sensory impairment; specifically, a disorder of motor planning.

• gait apraxia

• praxis
• avolition

• Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “apraxia”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

apraxia f (plural apraxias)

1. (neurology) apraxia (disorder of motor planning)

From Ancient Greek ἀπραξία (apraxía).

• IPA^(key): /aˈpɾaɡsja/ [aˈpɾaɣ̞.sja]
• Rhymes: -aɡsja
• Syllabification: a‧pra‧xia

apraxia f (plural apraxias)

1. (neurology) apraxia

• “apraxia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014