acalculia

[ey-kal-kyoo-lee-uh]

a·cal·cu·li·a

[ey-kal-kyoo-lee-uh]
noun Psychiatry.
inability or loss of the ability to perform arithmetic operations.

Origin:
< Neo-Latin, equivalent to a- a-6 + calcul- (see calculate) + -ia -ia
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Acalculia has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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acalculia (ˌækælˈkjuːlɪə)
 
n
psychol an inability to make simple mathematical calculations
 
[C20: from a-1 + Latin calculāre to calculate]

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acalculia a·cal·cu·li·a (ā'kāl-ky&oomacr;'lē-ə)
n.
A form of aphasia characterized by the inability to perform mathematical calculations.

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