dyslexia

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The term "dyslexia" comes from the Greek word meaning "difficulty with words".

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  1. noun A learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to recognize and comprehend written words.

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  • * Explains how to make a site accessible to people with impaired vision, limited hand use, dyslexia, and other issues-now a legal requirement for many sites in the U.S. and the U.K. —  News
  • Tom Cruise said Scientology teachings helped him overcome childhood dyslexia, a Spanish magazine reported. —  Just Jared
  • Experts estimate that one in five people may suffer from some degree of dyslexia, a learning disorder that's not always easy to diagnose. —  KRQE TV
  • "In order for the Ministry of Education to deal with dyslexia, with appropriate resources and policy, there must be a focus on what leading research says dyslexia is - a literacy problem," he says. —  Latest Massey News
  • Charlie gets deported to Sudan because of his dyslexia, and Frank, (Danny D.) gets a cat from Sudan ... —  Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider
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  1. New Latin : dys- + Greek lexis, speech (from legein, to speak; see leg- in Indo-European roots).

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  1. New Latin, from Greek δυσ-, hard, + λέξις, a speaking, speech, word: see lexicon.
 

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/dɪsˈlɛksiə/
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