Acalculia

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ËŒeɪ.kælˈkjuː.lɪ.É™/
• US IPA: /ËŒeɪ.kælˈkjuː.li.É™/

Origin

From -("not") + Latin calculare ("to calculate") + -ia("pathological condition").

Full definition of acalculia

Noun

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.Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.

Derived terms

• acalculiac

Related terms

• dyscalculia