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Apraxia
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Neurology:
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.
●
In Philosophy:
The state of total
inaction
caused
by
holding
global skepticism.
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Origin
apraxia
English
ἀπραξία
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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Etym
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