baragnosis

[bar-ag-noh-sis, ba-rag-noh-]

bar·ag·no·sis

[bar-ag-noh-sis, ba-rag-noh-]
noun Pathology.
loss of the ability to estimate or perceive the weight of an object.
Compare barognosis.


Origin:
bar(o)- + a-6 + -gnosis
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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baragnosis bar·ag·no·sis (bār'āg-nō'sĭs)
n.
Loss or impairment of the ability to differentiate varying weights or pressures, sometimes the result of a brain lesion.

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