agnosia
[ ag-noh-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
nounPsychiatry, Psychology, Neurology.
partial or total inability to recognize objects by use of the senses.
Origin of agnosia
1- Formerly agnostic aphasia .
Words Nearby agnosia
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How to use agnosia in a sentence
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.
One category of agnosia is for animate versus inanimate objects.
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British Dictionary definitions for agnosia
agnosia
/ (æɡˈnəʊzɪə) /
noun
psychol loss or diminution of the power to recognize familiar objects or people, usually as a result of brain damage
Origin of agnosia
1C20: New Latin, from Greek agnōsia, from a- without + gnōsis knowledge
Derived forms of agnosia
- agnosic, adjective
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