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agnosia

[ ag-noh-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]

noun

, Psychiatry, Psychology, Neurology.
  1. partial or total inability to recognize objects by use of the senses.

agnosia

/ æɡˈnəʊzɪə /

noun

  1. psychol loss or diminution of the power to recognize familiar objects or people, usually as a result of brain damage

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Derived Forms

  • agˈnosic, adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of agnosia1

1895–1900; < Greek agnōsía ignorance, equivalent to ágnōt ( os ) unknown ( agnostic ) + -ia -y 3

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Word History and Origins

Origin of agnosia1

C20: New Latin, from Greek agnōsia, from a- without + gnōsis knowledge

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