Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Total or partial loss of the ability to perform coordinated movements or manipulate objects in the absence of motor or sensory impairment.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, loss of the knowledge of the uses of things.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun inability to make purposeful movements, but without paralysis or loss of sensory function.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun 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.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun inability to make purposeful movements
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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We took him to the doctors, the developmental pediatricians, and they said oh, he has something called apraxia, which is a fancy label for a speech delay.
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We took him to the doctors, the developmental pediatricians, and they said oh, he has something called apraxia, which is a fancy label for a speech delay.
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We took him to the doctors, the developmental pediatricians, and they said oh, he has something called apraxia, which is a fancy label for a speech delay.
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And apraxia, which is often caused by a stroke, is a serious disorder that disrupts neural programming and often leaves its patients unable to speak at all.
GEORGE W. Bushisms 2001
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And apraxia, which is often caused by a stroke, is a serious disorder that disrupts neural programming and often leaves its patients unable to speak at all.
GEORGE W. Bushisms 2001
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His mind remains sharp but he contends with a disorder called apraxia, which affects his speech.
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His mind remains sharp but he contends with a disorder called apraxia, which affects his speech.
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His mind remains sharp but he contends with a disorder called apraxia, which affects his speech.
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His mind remains sharp but he contends with a disorder called apraxia, which affects his speech.
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His mind remains sharp but he contends with a disorder called apraxia, which affects his speech.
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