TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

DYSPRAXIA [3 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2023-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
  • Muscles and Tendons
DEF

An impairment of the ability to perform certain voluntary, especially purposive or skilled, movements, in a person with normal muscular strength and sensation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
  • Muscles et tendons
DEF

Trouble de la coordination, de l'organisation et de l'exécution motrice qui est d'origine neurologique [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema nervioso
  • Músculos y tendones
DEF

Incapacidad parcial para realizar movimientos coordinados.

Save record 1

Record 2 2016-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Nervous System
Universal entry(ies)
F82
classification system code, see observation
DEF

A disorder in which the main feature is a serious impairment in the development of motor coordination that is not solely explicable in terms of general intellectual retardation or of any specific congenital or acquired neurological disorder.

OBS

F82: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

Key term(s)
  • developmental co-ordination disorder

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Psychologie clinique
  • Système nerveux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
F82
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Altération sévère du développement de la coordination motrice, non imputable exclusivement à un retard mental global ou à une affection neurologique spécifique, congénitale ou acquise.

OBS

F82 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

Save record 2

Record 3 2010-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Educational Psychology
CONT

It is a hidden handicap as, under normal circumstances, children with dyspraxia may appear no different from their peers, until new skills are tried or known ones taken out of context, when difficulties may become apparent … Therefore a diagnosis, naming the disorder, is often very difficult, and sometimes the closest may be "shows some dyspraxic tendencies. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
  • Psychologie scolaire
CONT

Un enfant dyspraxique n'arrivera pas à inscrire cérébralement certaines praxies correspondant à certains gestes spécifiques en dépit d'un apprentissage habituel. Ses gestes resteront malhabiles, fluctuants voire ratés et en plus réalisés sous un contrôle attentionnel qui entraîne une grande fatigue.

Spanish

Save record 3

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2025
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Display options

Change the order of display of the official languages of Canada
Option to display the non-official languages (Spanish or Portuguese)
Display definitions, contexts, etc., on records

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: