amimia

[ ey-mim-ee-uh ]
/ eɪˈmɪm i ə /

noun Medicine/Medical.

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

Words nearby amimia

amigo, amikacin, mile a minute, a, amiloride, AMIMechE, amimia, Amin, Aminah, aminase, aminate, Amindivi Islands
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Medical definitions for amimia

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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