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apractic

apractic

9.9
Uncoordinated muscle movements that make simple actions hard
  • adjective
  • /əˈpræktɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : aprático
  • The patient's apractic movements made it difficult for him to grasp and use everyday objects.

Examples

  • After his stroke, he developed an apractic gait that affected his walking.

  • Children with apractic symptoms may struggle with fine motor skills.

  • Doctors noted the apractic symptoms during the neurological examination.

  • The patient displayed apractic behavior during the assessment.

  • After his stroke, he developed an apractic gait that affected his walking.

  • The patient's apractic movements made it difficult for him to grasp and use everyday objects.

  • Children with apractic symptoms may struggle with fine motor skills.

Synonyms

apraxic
vsapractic
  • Specialized
9.9

Not able to make coordinated movements because of a problem in the brain

has uncoordinated muscular movements often as a symptom rather than complete inability
atactic
vsapractic
  • Specialized
9.9

Not able to control body movements, making them unsteady or clumsy

focuses on uncoordinated movements often as a symptom of a central nervous system disorder

Antonyms

coordinated
3.8

Able to move different parts of the body smoothly and accurately

How Coordinated

awkward
33 3.0
clumsy
73 1.2
apractic
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

apractic positive

Morphology

apractic = a + practic

Although analyzable as a- + practic (action), this is a technical medical term (relating to apraxia) whose meaning is not recoverable by an average B1 learner from the apparent parts.

Etymology

Apractic comes from the parts a- ('not') and praxis ('action'), the same root behind the English word practice. So it means 'no action', which helps explain why the word describes people who cannot make normal, controlled movements.