aprosexia

Jan. 9th, 2024 07:29 am
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aprosexia (ay-pruh-SEK-see-uh) - n., the abnormal inability to sustain attention.


No sex involved, and its presence in the word is entirely coincidental: it was coined from Ancient Greek roots a-, not + prosechein, turn one's attention to something, where that -ch- is a χ.

---L.

Date: 2024-01-10 04:37 am (UTC)
med_cat: (SH education never ends)
From: [personal profile] med_cat
What an interesting and new to me word! thanks :)

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