acalculia. Pronunciation /ˌeɪkalˈkjuːlɪə/. noun. mass noun ...HomeUKEnglishacalculianounmassnounMedicineLossoftheabilitytoperformsimplecalculations,typicallyresultingfromdiseaseorinjuryoftheparietallobeofthebrain.‘DenburgandTranelhavedescribedthreegeneralcategoriesofacalculia,whicharesummarizedinTable11-1.’Moreexamplesentences‘Patientswithacalculiaareunabletoperformmathematicalcalculations,althoughsomeothernumericalprocessingmaystillbeavailabletothem.’‘Testingofacalculiahastoencroachbothoralandwrittencalculationswithclinicalandstandardizedneuropsychologicaltests.’‘Thissitegiveslinkstopertinentothersites,includingonsmokerbraindamage,especiallyacalculia,andanoverviewofthebackgroundonthesmoking-gamblingconnection.’‘Theclinicaltermsareacalculia,forpeoplelikeSignoraGaddiwholosthersenseofnumbersafterastroke,anddyscalculiaforpeoplewhowerebornwithoutnumbers.’‘Thisreportedacalculia,specificallyanarithmetria,isafeatureatypicalforthepuresyndromeofalexiawithoutagraphia.’OriginEarly20thcenturyfroma-‘not’+Latincalculare‘calculate’+-ia.Wordofthedaydeurmekaar/ˌdjəːməˈkɑː/adjectiveSeedefinitions&examplesIt'shere!Lexico'sfirstWordoftheYear!DoesEnglishHaveMoreWordsThanAnyOtherLanguage?'Adverse'or'Averse'?Whichofthefollowingiscorrect?I'maversetotheideaofmarriageI'madversetotheideaofmarriageWhichofthefollowingiscorrect?CheckyourcarinadverseweatherCheckyourcarinaverseweatherWhichofthefollowingiscorrect?She'snotadversetotakingchancesShe'snotaversetotakingchancesWhichofthefollowingiscorrect?EvensmallbusinessesaredebtadverseEvensmallbusinessesaredebtaverseWhichofthefollowingiscorrect?Areyouaversetoexercise?Areyouadversetoexercise?Whichofthefollowingiscorrect?ManyareverycomputeradverseManyareverycomputeraverseWhichofthefollowingiscorrect?It'sthelonghoursthatI'madversetoIt'sthelonghoursthatI'maversetoWhichofthefollowingiscorrect?ShehadanadversereactiontonutsShehadanaversereactiontonutsWhichofthefollowingiscorrect?MostmenareconflictadverseMostmenareconflictaverseWhichofthefollowingiscorrect?Yo