apraxia
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἀπραξία (apraxía, “inaction”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + πρᾶξις (prâxis, “activity”) + -ία (-ía, abstract noun suffix).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editapraxia (usually uncountable, plural apraxias)
- (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.
- (philosophy) The state of total inaction caused by holding global skepticism.
- 2020 June 9, Kelly Arenson, The Routledge Handbook of Hellenistic Philosophy, Routledge, →ISBN:
- But how does the skeptic live without knowledge or at least belief? It seems that the skeptical challenges, though theoretically unimpeachable, have objectionable practical consequences. Call this the apraxia problem for skepticism.
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editTranslations
editdisorder of motor planning
See also
editReferences
edit- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “apraxia”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: a‧pra‧xi‧a
Noun
editapraxia f (plural apraxias)
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπραξία (apraxía).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editapraxia f (plural apraxias)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “apraxia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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