Dysnomia
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In extreme cases like this, it is viewed as a medical condition: anomic aphasia or dysnomia, and for decades it has been the bane of my life, charging every social situation with an electric fence of anxiety.
From New York Times
This body, which has a moon, Dysnomia, moves between 5.7 billion km and 14.6 billion km from the Sun.
From BBC
Later images reveal the existence of a satellite, named Dysnomia.
From Nature
Jad Abumrad, a serious admirer and the host of public radio’s “Radiolab,” described “Dysnomia” in a recent podcast as a kind of deep trance music.
From New York Times
What is it like to experience aphasia, dysnomia, auditory and visual distortions, and variable physical sensations?
From Slate
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