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[dis-lek-see-uh]

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noun Pathology.

any of various reading disorders associated with impairment of the ability to interpret spatial relationships or to integrate auditory and visual information.

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Origin:
1885–90; < Neo-Latin < Greek dys- dys- + léx(is) word + -ia -ia

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Example Sentences

Simpson struggled with dyslexia that went undiagnosed.

The fact that there is a text-to-speech function would be a great help for visually impaired readers, or those with dyslexia.

Dyslexia manifests itself as a difficulty with a highly unnatural activity: reading.

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Simpson struggled with dyslexia that went undiagnosed.

The fact that there is a text-to-speech function would be a great help for visually impaired readers, or those with dyslexia.

Dyslexia manifests itself as a difficulty with a highly unnatural activity: reading.

Dyslexia dysfunctions may explain some of the penchant for delay.

It's the leading software product for kids with dyslexia.

Remedial programs for students with dyslexia often succeed only in making bad readers into slightly better bad readers.

Dyslexia is usually interpreted broadly to include equations.

She has severe dyslexia and has been diagnosed, etc etc.

Eye exercises are useful for some problems, but they do not seem to relieve myopia or dyslexia.

His natural diffidence and his verbal dyslexia make his new willingness to step up to the podium all the more impressive.

The finding begins to explain why learning disorders such as dyslexia and autism can run in families.

Children with dyslexia have trouble reading and writing, but the root of the problem may actually be in.

He had suffered from dyslexia since childhood, but pride kept him from seeking help.

One student may have such bad dyslexia that reading is virtually impossible while another has only a mild case.

Many children and those with dyslexia cannot visually memorise the shape of words.

Children with dyslexia have developmental differences in the brain pathways activated by the process of reading.

Fla, that provides workshops for children and adults with dyslexia.

People with other vision problems and dyslexia benefit from e-books being accessible.

The researchers concluded that dyslexia made them better communicators and problem solvers, more likely to delegate authority.

Malloy grew up with dyslexia and physical disabilities.

His dyslexia sometimes leaves him grasping to text the right acronym to his friends.

He has been in a special education school for dyslexia since second grade.

Currier has already received some accommodation from the board for dyslexia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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World English Dictionary

dyslexia (dɪsˈlɛksɪə)

—n
	Nontechnical name: word blindness a developmental disorder which can cause learning difficulty in one or more of the areas of reading, writing, and numeracy

[from dys- + -lexia from Greek lexis word]

usage Rather than talking about a person being dyslexic or about dyslexics, it is better to talk about a person with dyslexia, people with dyslexia

dyslectic

—*adj*, —n

dys'lexic

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

dyslexia

c.1887, from Ger. dyslex, from Gk. dys- "bad, abnormal, difficult" (see dys-) + lexis "word," from legein "speak" (see lecture). Dyslexic (n.) is first recorded 1961; dyslectic (adj.) from 1964.

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Medical Dictionary

dyslexia dys·lex·i·a (dĭs-lěk'sē-ə)
n.
A learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to recognize and comprehend written words.

dys·lec'tic (-lěk'tĭk) n.

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Science Dictionary

dyslexia

(dĭs-lěk'sē-ə) Pronunciation Key
A learning disability marked by impairment of the ability to recognize and comprehend written words.

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Cultural Dictionary

dyslexia [(dis-lek-see-uh)]

Difficulty in reading when experienced by persons with normal vision and normal or above-normal intelligence. A common example of dyslexia is reading words with the letters in reverse order, as in fyl for fly.

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