Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 21st Edition

apraxia

(ă-prăk′sē-ă)
[Pronunciation]
[Gr. a-, not, + praxis, action]

1. Inability to perform purposive movements although there is no sensory or motor impairment.
2. Inability to use objects properly.

apraxic, (ă-prăk′sĭk)
[Pronunciation]
adj.

Subentries:
akinetic apraxia
amnesic apraxia
buccofacial apraxia
constructional apraxia
developmental apraxia
dressing apraxia
ideational apraxia
limb apraxia
motor apraxia
sensory apraxia
verbal apraxia

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