Apraxia Definition

ā-prăksē-ə
noun
Complete or partial loss of the ability to perform complex muscular movements, resulting from damage to certain areas of the brain without any paralysis or damage to normal motor functions.
Webster's New World
Total or partial loss of the ability to perform coordinated movements or manipulate objects in the absence of motor or sensory impairment.
American Heritage Medicine
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.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Apraxia

Noun

Singular:
apraxia
Plural:
apraxias

Origin of Apraxia

  • Greek aprāxiā inaction a- without a–1 prāxis action praxis

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek ἀπραξία (apraksia, “inaction”).

    From Wiktionary

Apraxia Sentence Examples

  • What is the relationship between developmental verbal dyspraxia and childhood apraxia of speech?

  • Apraxia affects the ability to sequence and vocalize sounds, syllables, and words.

  • Children with apraxia know what they want to say, but their brains do not send the correct signals to the lips, jaw, and tongue to form the words.

  • In addition to language delay, apraxia often causes other expressive language disorders.

  • One of the most significant effect on daily life is the development of apraxia, which is the inability or the reduced ability to perform motor movements.

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Words Starting With

AAPAPR

Words Ending With

AIAXIA

Unscrambles

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Words Starting With A and Ending With A

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Word Length

7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With A7 Letter Words Ending With A