agnosia

[ ag-noh-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]

noun

, Psychiatry, Psychology, Neurology.

1. partial or total inability to recognize objects by use of the senses.

agnosia

/ æɡˈnəʊzɪə /

noun

1. psychol loss or diminution of the power to recognize familiar objects or people, usually as a result of brain damage

Derived Forms

• agˈnosic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of agnosia¹

1895–1900; < Greek agnōsía ignorance, equivalent to ágnōt ( os ) unknown ( agnostic ) + -ia -y ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of agnosia¹

C20: New Latin, from Greek agnōsia, from a- without + gnōsis knowledge

Example Sentences

Patients with agnosia who have damage to object-recognition parts of the visual cortex can’t name an object they see, but can grab it.

From Nautilus

One category of agnosia is for animate versus inanimate objects.

From Nautilus