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agnosia
[ ag-noh-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
/ ægˈnoʊ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /
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noun Psychiatry, Psychology, Neurology.
partial or total inability to recognize objects by use of the senses.
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Formerly agnostic aphasia .
Words nearby agnosia
agnogenic, agnoiology, agnolotti, agnomen, Agnon, agnosia, agnostic, agnosticism, Agnus Dei, ago, agog
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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.
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
Derived forms of agnosia
agnosic, adjectiveWord Origin for agnosia
C20: New Latin, from Greek agnōsia, from a- without + gnōsis knowledge
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Medical definitions for agnosia
agnosia
[ ăg-nō′zhə ]
n.
Loss of the ability to interpret sensory stimuli, such as sounds or images.
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