anomia

[ uh-noh-mee-uh ]
/ əˈnoʊ mi ə /

noun Medicine/Medical.

the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
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Origin of anomia

< New Latin, irregular < Greek a- a-6 + Latin nōm(en) name + -ia -ia

Words nearby anomia

anomalous dispersion, anomalous monism, anomalous zeeman effect, anomaly, anomer, anomia, anomic, anomie, anomite, anon, anon.
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Medical definitions for anomia

anomia
[ ə-nō′mē-ə ]

n.

nominal aphasia
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