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dys⋅lex⋅i⋅a

[dis-lek-see-uh]
–noun Pathology.
any of various reading disorders associated with impairment of the ability to interpret spatial relationships or to integrate auditory and visual information.

Origin:
1885–90; < NL < Gk dys- dys- + léx(is) word + -ia -ia
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dys·lex·i·a   (dĭs-lěk'sē-ə)   
n.  A learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to recognize and comprehend written words.

[New Latin : dys- + Greek lexis, speech (from legein, to speak; see leg- in Indo-European roots).]
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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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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 is first recorded 1961.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: dys·lex·ia
Pronunciation: dis-'lek-sE-&
Function: noun
: a disturbance of the ability to read; broadly : disturbance of the ability to use language
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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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