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dys·lexia (dis lek′sē ə)

noun

impairment of the ability to read, often as the result of genetic defect or brain injury

Etymology: ModL < dys- + lexis, speech < legein, to speak: see logic

Related Forms:

  • dyslexic dys·lex′ic (-lek′sik) adjective, noun or dyslectic dys·lec′·tic (-lek′tik)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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