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asemia

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[uh-see-mee-uh] / əˈsi mi ə /

noun

Psychiatry.

  1. inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.

Other Word Forms

  • asemic adjective

Etymology

Origin of asemia

< Greek ásēm ( os ) signless ( a- a- 6 + sêm ( a ) sign + -os adj. suffix) + -ia -ia

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