acalculia en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌeɪ.kælˈkjuː.lɪ.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌeɪ.kælˈkjuː.li.ə/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.? substratebor.? Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin calculus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin calculare Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English acalculia From a- (negative prefix) + Latin calculare (“to calculate”) + English -ia (“pathological condition”).
Meanings
- (uncountable) The condition of lacking basic mathematical skills caused by a brain injury, or more specifically an injury to the parietal lobe.
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Translations (8)
fi akalkulia (condition of lacking basic mathematical skills) · nl acalculie (condition of lacking basic mathematical skills) · ca acalcúlia (condition of lacking basic mathematical skills) · id akalkulia (condition of lacking basic mathematical skills) · pt acalculia (condition of lacking basic mathematical skills) · ru акалькули́я (condition of lacking basic mathematical skills) · tr akalkuli (condition of lacking basic mathematical skills) · pl akalkulia (condition of lacking basic mathematical skills)