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nominal aphasia

British  

noun

  1. aphasia in which the primary symptom is an inability to recall or recognize the names of objects

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Not only do I have galloping nominal aphasia - the inability to remember names - I'm also alarmed by the erosion of my cognitive powers, full stop.

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Perhaps only Amis could make someone suffering from nominal aphasia as funny as he is touching.

From The Guardian

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