amimia

[ey-mim-ee-uh]

noun Medicine/Medical.

the inability to express ideas by means of gestures or signs.

Origin of amimia

< New Latin, equivalent to a- a-⁶ + Greek mîm(os) actor, mimic + -ia -ia

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amimia in Medicine

amimia

[ā-mĭm′ē-ə, ə-mĭm′-]

n.

Loss of the ability to imitate or to communicate by gestures or signs.

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