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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A disorder usually caused by brain damage occurring at or before birth and marked by muscular impairment. Often accompanied by poor coordination, it sometimes involves speech and learning difficulties.
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- noun neurology, pathology A group of non-progressive, non-contagious
conditions , caused bybrain damage beforebirth or duringinfancy , characterized byimpairment ofmuscular coordination .
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- noun a loss or deficiency of motor control with involuntary spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth
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