acalculia

English

Etymology

From a- (negative prefix) + Latin calculare (“to calculate”) + -ia (“pathological condition”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌeɪ.kælˈkjuː.lɪ.ə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌeɪ.kælˈkjuː.li.ə/

Noun

acalculia (uncountable)

1. (pathology) The condition of lacking basic mathematical skills caused by a brain injury, or more specifically an injury to the parietal lobe. [First attested in the early 20th century.]

Derived terms

• acalculiac

Related terms

• dyscalculia

Translations

condition of lacking basic mathematical skills

• Catalan: acalcúlia (ca) f
• Dutch: acalculie
• Finnish: akalkulia
• Polish: akalkulia (pl) f
• Portuguese: acalculia (pt) f
• Russian: акалькули́я (ru) f (akalʹkulíja)
• Turkish: akalkuli

See also

• agrammatism

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kaw.kuˈli.ɐ/ [a.kaʊ̯.kuˈli.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kaw.kuˈli.ɐ/ [a.kaʊ̯.kuˈli.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kaw.kuˈli.a/ [a.kaʊ̯.kuˈli.a]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kal.kuˈli.ɐ/ [ɐ.kaɫ.kuˈli.ɐ]

• Hyphenation: a‧cal‧cu‧li‧a

Noun

acalculia f (uncountable)

1. (pathology) acalculia (condition of lacking basic mathematical skills)