[uh-lek-see-uh] 
| a neurologic disorder marked by loss of the ability to understand written or printed language, usually resulting from a brain lesion or a congenital defect. |
| a·lex·i·a (ə-lěk'sē-ə) n. Loss of the ability to read, usually caused by brain lesions. Also called word blindness. [a-1 + Greek lexis, speech (from legein, to speak; see leg- in Indo-European roots) + -ia1.] |
| word blindness n. See alexia. word'-blind' (wûrd'blīnd') adj. |
alexia a·lex·i·a (ə-lěk'sē-ə)
n.
Loss of the ability to comprehend the meaning of written or printed words and sentences, usually caused by brain lesions. Also called text blindness, visual aphasia, word blindness.
word blindness n.
See alexia.
