visuospatial

visuospatial
Denoting the ability to comprehend and conceptualize visual representations and spatial relationships in learning and performing a task.

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vi·suo·spa·tial -'spā-shəl adj of, relating to, or being thought processes that involve visual and spatial awareness <\visuospatial problem solving>

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vis·uo·spa·tial (vizh″oo-o-spaґshəl) pertaining to the ability to understand visual representations and their spatial relationships; called also visual-spatial. Cf. visual-spatial agnosia.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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