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a⋅bu⋅li⋅a

  [uh-byoo-lee-uh, uh-boo-]
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–noun Psychiatry.
a symptom of mental disorder involving impairment or loss of volition.
Also, aboulia.

Origin:
1840–50; < NL, prob. not < Gk aboulíā thoughtlessness, but freshly formed from a- 6 , Gk boul will, -ia

Related forms:
a⋅bu⋅lic, adjective
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a·bu·li·a also a·bou·li·a   (ə-bōō'lē-ə, -byōō'-)   
n.  Loss or impairment of the ability to make decisions or act independently.

[New Latin, from Greek abouliā, indecision : a-, without; see a-1 + boulē, will; see gwelə- in Indo-European roots.]
a·bu'lic (-lĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: abu·lia
Variant: or abou·lia /A-'b(y)ü-lE-&, &-/
Function: noun
: abnormal lack of ability to act orto make decisions that is characteristic of certain psychotic and neurotic conditions —abu·lic also abou·lic /-lik/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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abulia a·bu·li·a or a·bou·li·a (ə-b&oomacr;'lē-ə, ə-by&oomacr;'-)
n.
Loss or impairment of the ability to make decisions or act independently.

a·bu'lic (-lĭk) adj.

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