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amimia

American  
[ey-mim-ee-uh] / eɪˈmɪm i ə /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

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

Etymology

Origin of amimia

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

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Amnesic Amimia.—Aphasic persons can sometimes imitate gestures, but can not execute them when bid, but only when the gestures are made for them to imitate.

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