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amimia

[ey-mim-ee-uh]
noun Medicine/Medical.
  1. the inability to express ideas by means of gestures or signs.
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Origin of amimia

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

(ā-mĭm′ē-ə, ə-mĭm′-)
n.
  1. Loss of the ability to imitate or to communicate by gestures or signs.
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