paralexia

[ par-uh-lek-see-uh ]
/ ˌpær əˈlɛk si ə /

noun

an impairment of reading ability characterized by the transposition of letters or words.

Origin of paralexia

1875–80; < New Latin, equivalent to para- para-1 + Greek léx(is) speaking, speech (see lexis) + -ia

OTHER WORDS FROM paralexia

par·a·lex·ic, adjective

Words nearby paralexia

paralanguage, paraldehyde, paralegal, paraleipsis, paralepsis, paralexia, paralgesia, paralimnion, paralinguistic, paralinguistics, paralipomena

British Dictionary definitions for paralexia

paralexia
/ (ˌpærəˈlɛksɪə) /

noun

a disorder of the ability to read in which words and syllables are meaninglessly transposed

Derived forms of paralexia

paralexic, adjective

Medical definitions for paralexia

paralexia
[ păr′ə-lĕk′sē-ə ]

n.

Misapprehension in the reading of written or printed words and substitution of other meaningless words for them.