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dyssemia

dyssemia noun: a learning difference that involves impairment with understanding and/or using nonverbal communication.

Noun

dyssemia (countable and uncountable, plural dyssemias)

  1. A learning difference that involves impairment with understanding and/or using nonverbal communication

Forms of dyssemia

pluraldyssemias

Origin of dyssemia

From dys- (difficulty) + sem (the Greek root for signal) + -ia. Coined in 1992.

Words formed from dyssemia

Questions about dyssemia

What does dyssemia mean?
Dyssemia means a learning difference that involves impairment with understanding and/or using nonverbal communication.
What part of speech is dyssemia?
Dyssemia is a noun.
What is the plural of dyssemia?
The plural of dyssemia is dyssemias.

Words near dyssemia in the dictionary

  1. dysrhythmics
  2. dysrhythmogenicity
  3. dyssease
  4. dysseases
  5. dyssebacia
  6. dyssemia
  7. dyssemias
  8. dyssemic
  9. dyssomnia
  10. dyssomnias
  11. dysspermia

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