alexia

American  

[uh-lek-see-uh] / əˈlɛk si ə /

noun

Pathology.

1. a neurologic disorder marked by loss of the ability to understand written or printed language, usually resulting from a brain lesion or a congenital defect.

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alexia British  

/ əˈlɛksɪə /

noun

1. Nontechnical name: word blindness.  a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by impaired ability to read Compare aphasia

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Etymology

Origin of alexia

1875–80; a- ⁶ + Greek léx ( is ) speech ( leg- stem of légein to speak + -sis -sis ) + -ia; altered meaning by association of -lex- with lexicon, etc.

Example Sentences

In his book, Rubery focuses on dyslexia, hyperlexia, alexia, synesthesia, hallucinations and dementia.

From Salon • Oct. 2, 2022

And in the higher reaches of mental function, the same antithesis comes out in the contrast of sensory and motor aphasia, alexia, sensory and motor types of memory and imagination, etc.

From The Story of the Mind by Baldwin, James Mark

Destruction of the visual speech centre produces visual aphasia or alexia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various